Restorative Practices at Queanbeyan South, an Australian Primary School
by Porter, Abbey J
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Restorative Practices e-Forum. April 19. Bethlehem, PA: International Institute of Restorative Practices. Downloaded 3 May 2005. Restorative practices have proved a success at a primary school in Australia, where teachers have discovered that discipline works much better when...
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Supporting Pupils, Schools and Families: An Evaluation of the Hampshire Family Group Conferences in Education Project
by Crow, Gill
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) University of Sheffield, England. Downloaded 3 May 2005. Hampshire County Council Social Services Department was one of the first UK agencies to promote the use of Family Group Conferences (FGCs) as a means of involving wider family networks in the support of children and young...
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Restoring relationships: a community exploration of anti-social behaviour, punishment beatings and restorative justice
by Hall, Michael
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Island Pamphlets No. 29. Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland: Island Publications. For more than thirty years, Northern Ireland has endured much suffering and grief from political and sectarian violence. Michael Hall points out that the people and communities have also been afflicted...
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A journey towards healing: Reflections on a University of Minnesota programme of restorative justice and humanistic mediation
by Hall, Michael
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Island Pamphlets No. 53. Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland: Island Publications. Michael Hall observes that a number of restorative justice schemes have been established in working-class communities in Northern Ireland in recent years. Some emerged as alternatives to punishment...
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Confronting Everyday Violence in Europe: An Integrated Approach. Final Report of the Integrated Project Responses to violence in everyday life in a democratic society (2002-04)
by Council of Europe, Meredith
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) IP2 (2004)28 REV(web). Strasbourg: Council of Europe. Downloaded 3 May 2005. Everyday violence poses a challenge to our fundamental values and therefore has to be met with a determined response. It is not an intrinsic part of the human condition: violence can be prevented and...
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Book Review: Crime, Victims, and Justice: Essays on Principles and Practice
by Strong, Gregory
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Restorative Justice Online. May 2005 Edition. Gregory Strong reviews Crime, Victims, and Justice: Essays on Principles and Practice, edited by Hendrik Kaptein and Majike...
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A Charter for Practitioners of Restorative Justice
by Egan, Meredith
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Restorative Justice Online. May 2005 Edition. During 2002 and 2003, a group of restorative justice practitioners in British Columbia, Canada, compiled a practice guide. The Charter has been published on-line by the Centre for Restorative Justice at Simon Fraser University....
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Waging Peace In Nicaragua
by King, Tracey
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Restorative Justice Online. May 2005 Edition. In the 1980s, a small group of pastors created local peace commissions in Nicaragua help negotiate between warring parties. Over time, the work of these peace commissions has adapted as the needs of their local communities have...
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Marquette University Law School Kicks Off Restorative Justice Initiative
by Leighton, Kyle
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Restorative Justice Online. May 2005 Edition. In 2004, the Marquette University Law School augmented its Dispute Resolution Programme by creating a restorative justice initiative. This new programme seeks to “serve as a resource for victims, communities, and restorative...
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Epilogue: Burying the Past after September 11
by Biggar, Nigel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) In Nigel Biggar, ed., Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing Justice after Civil Conflict. Expanded and updated. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. Pp. 325-330. As Nigel Biggar points out, the focus of this book has been on burying the past after civil conflict...
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Conclusion
by Biggar, Nigel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) In Nigel Biggar, ed., Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing Justice after Civil Conflict. Expanded and updated. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. Pp. 307-324. As both the editor and a contributor to this book, Nigel Biggar adds this conclusion to the collection...
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Northern Ireland: Burying the Hatchet, Not the Past
by McCaughey, Terence
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) In Nigel Biggar, ed., Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing Justice after Civil Conflict. Expanded and updated. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. Pp. 287-303. The long history of conflict in Ireland led eventually in the late 1960s to a period of social and...
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Rwanda: Dealing with Genocide and Crimes against Humanity in the Context of Armed Conflict and Failed Political Transition
by Vandeginste, Stef
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) In Nigel Biggar, ed., Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing Justice after Civil Conflict. Expanded and updated. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. Pp. 251-285. In the spring of 1994 Rwanda experienced an onslaught of genocide, with hundreds of thousands of...
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Restorative Justice in Social Context: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
by Villa-Vicencio, Charles
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) In Nigel Biggar, ed., Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing Justice after Civil Conflict. Expanded and updated. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. Pp. 235-250. Charles Villa-Vicencio begins this chapter with the observation that political decision-making about...
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War, Peace, and the Politics of Memory in Guatemala
by Sieder, Rachel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) In Nigel Biggar, ed., Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing Justice after Civil Conflict. Expanded and updated. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. Pp. 209-234. In Latin America, as in other parts of the world, transitions from authoritarian and often repressive...
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