Seeing with new eyes.
by Henderson, Eileen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. A re-visioning of justice is both an incredible concept, as well as a very appropriate theme for Restorative Justice Week. A new vision of justice is what many of us long for as we work and walk...
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A restorative justice lens on violence.
by Edwards, Alan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. This focus on justice leads us also to distinguish RJ processes, especially with respect to peoples’ experiences of violence, as something different from mediation work within conflict...
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Restorative justice in a case of serious sexual assault.
by Chung, Claire
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. RJ has been asked to prove itself on an ongoing basis through academic and scientific validation. Satisfaction with the RJ process is perceived as high among the victims who take part, especially...
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We’re in this together.
by Dasi, Supriya
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. After watching the video, the victim’s mother was so touched by the changes she saw in my son that she offered to speak on his behalf at his parole hearing. She also asked to meet privately...
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Re-visioning justice with the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice-Community University Research Alliance.
by Archibald, Bruce P
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. Restorative justice (RJ) for Nova Scotia young offenders has been operational since 1999; first as a series of regional pilot projects and now as a permanent province-wide program under the...
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Justice as meditation in action.
by Glowatski, Warren
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. Although I cannot even begin to guess at the answer to the above, I can reflect on my own realizations. Most of the time, I find myself caught in the details of life, in a state that does not...
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One small step for man; One giant leap for a broken family.
by Miller, Geneviève
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. To achieve justice that is fairer and more comprehensive, I am one of those who believe that incarceration alone is not sufficient. Although it is important, as I see it, incarceration should be a...
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It it isn’t too late to apologize.
by Anonymous
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. Recently I heard about Restorative Justice, where you are able to make amends to the victims you have harmed. I am inspired by this concept. I see a path in front of me, guiding me to turn my life...
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Searching for the truth.
by Bertrand, Carole
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. Restorative justice (RJ) is a part of my therapeutic healing based on my spiritual beliefs and life values. The four offenders I met have been working on the restorative process since their...
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Right from the start: Restorative justice for offenders’ families.
by Moroney, Shannon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. It requires enormous strength to keep in contact with a family member who has harmed. Maintaining a relationship often entails enduring not only reminders of the trauma of crime, but the resulting...
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Letting victims define justice.
by Sullivan, Steve
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. Instead of us defining justice for the victim, we should let them define justice for us. That may mean getting help in the community to begin to live a violence free life. It may mean accessing...
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A relational vision of justice.
by Llewellyn, Jennifer J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. As a relational theory of justice, RJ is rooted in a relational understanding of human beings and the world. It starts from the fundamental assumption that human beings are inherently relational....
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Forget restorative justice.
by Lyons, Aaron
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Revisioning Justice. Restorative Justice Week 2011. Correctional Services Canada. Our work in RJ demands a skill that both transcends and includes our direct engagement with participants. Beyond facilitating dialogue in the aftermath of harm, RJ practitioners have the implicit...
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Restorative Boards of Inquiry: Fostering dignity and respectful, responsible relationships. Draft framework and procedures.
by Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. Relationships in conflict sometimes result in allegations of discrimination, triggering a complaint under the Nova Scotia Human Right Act. 1 This complaint creates an opportunity to address individual conflicts and to examine a) the larger...
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The truth and the trial: Victim participation, restorative justice, and the International Criminal Court.
by Garbett, Claire
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Contemporary Justice Review. 16(2) 193-213. In the field of international criminal justice, the international criminal court (ICC) has been lauded for its integration of victim participants into its legal proceedings. In particular, the ICC’s framework of victim...
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