Restorative Justice in Prisons in England and Wales: Project led by Tim Newell
by Newell, Tim
June 4, 2015
Source: London: Restorative Justice Consortium. Downloaded 22 April 2005. Restorative principles have an important contribution to make to create safer communities. From the very first contact with the victim to the resettlement of an offender there are opportunities to improve on traditional...
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Restorative Practice in Preparing Prisoners for Resettlement, Integration and Return to Their Communities
by Newell, Tim
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) London: Restorative Justice Consortium. Downloaded 22 April 2005. The return to community after a prison sentence presents the offender and the community with opportunities for creative restorative approaches towards reintegration and reconciliation. Sadly the experience is...
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Rhondda Cynon Taf introduces Restorative Justice to Welsh schools: News from the Rhondda Cynon Taf’s Youth Offending Team
by Rhondda Cynon Taf Youth Offending Team
June 4, 2015
Source: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Wales, U.K. Downloaded 19 April 2005. Following a successful bid to the Youth Justice Board – and with additional funding from Social Inclusion in Schools and the Crime and Disorder Strategy Group – Rhondda Cynon Taf is piloting a...
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Restorative Justice in Prisons
by Newell, Tim
June 4, 2015
Source: London: Restorative Justice Consortium. Downloaded 19 April 2005. The potential for restorative justice in prisons is considerable. It should not however be seen as a tool towards reducing recidivism but as a means towards empowering offenders to take responsibility for their actions...
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Response to the Government’s Strategy on Restorative Justice 2003
by Restorative Justice Consortium.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) London: Restorative Justice Consortium. Downloaded 19 April 2005. The RJC welcomes this strategy document and the Government’s intention to develop the use of Restorative Justice (RJ) in England and Wales. The RJC intends to submit this response and in particular to...
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United Nations Overview of Restorative Justice: Working group of Resource Committee No. 1, Victims, Report on restorative justice issues
by Friday, Paul C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council (ISPAC) of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme. Downloaded 19 April 2005. In September, 1998 the Executive Committee of ISPAC established a working group of Resource Committee No. 1,...
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Council Framework Decision of 15 March 2001 on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings
by Council of the European Union
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) 2001/220/JHA. Official Journal of the European Communities. L 82/1. 22 March. Downloaded 19 April 2005. A decision of the Council of the European Union on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings, including articles covering: respect and recognition; hearings, and...
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Mainstream or margin? The current use of family group conferences in child welfare practice in the UK
by Brown, Louise
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Child and Family Social Work. 8: 331–340. A decade has passed since family group conferences were initially introduced into the UK by Family Rights Group. Ten years on, this paper examines the extent to which family group conferences have developed and become embedded...
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“Nothing About Me Without Me”: Leading the Way to Collaborative Relationships with Families
by O'Connor, Lisa A
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Child Welfare. 84(2): 153-170. This article discusses the National Center on Addictionand Substance Abuse’s CASA Safe Haven, an evidence-based, community-driven intervention program for children and families in child welfare whose lives have been adversely affected by...
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Reaction Essay: Whom and How Do We Reintegrate? Finding Community in Restorative Justice
by Bazemore, Gordon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Criminology & Public Policy. 4(1): 131-148. Although this essay is by no means a criticism of the research, the question “who do we reintegrate” is of course a loaded one that also seems to raise other important policy, practice, and theoretical questions not...
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Restorative Justice, Communities, and Delinquency: Whom Do We Reintegrate?
by Rodriguez, Nancy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Criminology & Public Policy. 4(1): 103-130. Research Summary: Communities represent an important facet of restorative justice; yet few studies have empirically evaluated the influence that community characteristics have on reintegrative programs. In this study, I use...
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Social Ethics
by Elsbernd, Mary
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Theological Studies. 66: 137-158. The survey addresses recent publications in five areas: (1) foundational resources and approaches; (2) Catholic social thought; (3) faith and public life; (4) reconciliation and social conflict; and (5) environmental and economic ethics....
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Seeds of Change: Using Peacemaking Circles to Build a Village for Every Child
by Boyes-Watson, Carolyn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Child Welfare. 84(2): 191-208. Roca, Inc., a grassroots human development and community organization, has adopted the peacemaking circle as a tool in its relationship building with youth, communities, and formal systems. Circles are a method of communication derived from...
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The Sentencing Act 2002: Monitoring the First Year
by Chhana, Rajesh
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) New Zealand: Ministry of Justice. Downloaded 15 April 2005. The Sentencing Act 2002, together with the Parole Act 2002, came into force on 30 June 2002. The two acts represented a comprehensive reform of the laws relating to sentencing and parole as contained in the Criminal...
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About The Sycamore Tree: A Community Managed Restorative Justice Programme
by Workman, Kim
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Prison Fellowship New Zealand. Downloaded 15 April 2005. Around four years ago, Prison Fellowship International (PFI) decided to develop a programme that would bring small groups of victim volunteers into prisons to meet with small groups of prisoners to talk about their...
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