Considering Restorative Interventions in Sentencing
by Thorburn, Stan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Restorative Justice Online. October 2004 Edition. New Zealand’s Sentencing Act of 2002 incorporated restorative justice language in its sentencing provisions. Judges are now required to consider the results of a restorative process in sentencing decisions. Judge Stan A....
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Finding Community Alternatives In The Gambia
by Perrott, Stephen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Restorative Justice Online. October 2004 Edition. The Canadian International Development Agency recently awarded Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a grant to launch a Community Policing and Restorative Justice Project in the African country the Gambia. Dr....
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Restorative Justice, Real Justice
by Siebels, Erika Bai
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) PRISM. March/April: 8-16. When a crime is committed, people are hurt– not only physically and emotionally, but spiritually too, if they harbor unforgiveness and begin doubting humanity and the system that is supposed to bring justice....
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Crime and Disorder Act 1998, sections 65-69
by UK Parliament
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) 1998 Chapter 37, Part IV. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Downloaded 23 March 2005. UK legislation setting out criteria for dealing with juvenile offending. The provisions include cautioning and the work of youth offending...
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Version No. 075, Children and Young Persons Act 1989
by Parliament of Victoria
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Act No. 56/1989. Version incorporating amendments as at 8 December 2004. Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents, Australia. Downloaded 23 March 2005. Legislation related to conferencing and indigenous courts in...
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Pursuit of Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa
by Graybill, Lyn
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Africa Today. 45(1): 103-133. How do governments deal with human rights violations committed by former regimes? South Africa’s solution has been the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), a carrot-and-stick approach that offers amnesty to those who come forward to...
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Between Vengeance and Forgiveness: South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
by Minow, Martha
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Negotiation Journal. October: 319-355. Citizens of South Africa are confronting a painful past through the new nation’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, or TRC, which thus far has heard thousands of reports (many televised) about murders, torture, and other...
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Fécondité de la violence ou quand la parole de Dieu s’en mêle
by Payot, Jean-Pierre
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Bulletin périodique d’information, no. 46(juin): 17-22. Paris: Federation Protestante de France, Commission Justice et Aumônerie des Prisons. Voici la méditation proposée par Jean-Pierre Payot aux aumôniers lors de leur rencontre àRennes les 2 et 3...
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The healing of nations: the promise and limits of political forgiveness
by Amstutz, Mark R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Mark Amstutz in this book considers the nature and potential of forgiveness in international and domestic politics. Like many, he had thought of forgiveness in personal terms. It pertained to issues of personal morality, to...
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Community Justice Sanctioning Models: Assessing Program Integrity
by Bazemore, Gordon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) In, John G. Perry, ed. Repairing Communities Through Restorative Justice. Lanham, MD : American Correctional Association. Pp. 185-212. Downloaded 31 March 2005. “Community justice is taking hold throughout North America and the world. This movement is broadly inclusive of...
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Some Practical Examples of Restorative Justice
by Perry, John G
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) In, John G. Perry, ed. Repairing Communities Through Restorative Justice. Lanham, MD : American Correctional Association. Pp. 169-184. “The following fourteen examples of restorative justice may help readers understand how restorative justice can work. As you read through...
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Grossly Negligent Operation with Death Resulting: A Conferencing Case Study
by Dinnan, Chris
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) In, John G. Perry, ed. Repairing Communities Through Restorative Justice. Lanham, MD : American Correctional Association. Pp. 153-167. This chapter presents a case study of a restorative process. The case involved reckless driving that resulted in...
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Building Peace: The Victim Offender Reconciliation Program Approach and Its Growing Role in Communities
by Claassen, Ron
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) In, John G. Perry, ed. Repairing Communities Through Restorative Justice. Lanham, MD : American Correctional Association. Pp. 141-152. “When a crime occurs, those people who have been impacted are at a crossroads; there are dangers and opportunities. The community response...
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The Psychology of Community Conferencing
by Moore, David B
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) In, John G. Perry, ed. Repairing Communities Through Restorative Justice. Lanham, MD : American Correctional Association. Pp. 123-139. “Community conferencing is a process for transforming conflict. A community conference assists a community of people to experience a...
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Community Conferencing as Conflict Transformation
by Moore, David B
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) In, John G. Perry, ed. Repairing Communities Through Restorative Justice. Lanham, MD : American Correctional Association. Pp. 107-122. “This essay is a contribution toward the theory and practice of transformative justice and conflict transformation. It is based on the...
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