Empowering victims
by Levis, Charlene
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) In “Circle Sentencing: The Silence Speaks Loudly. Considering Whether the Victims’ Needs Can Be Met through Circle Sentencing.â€? Thesis for the degree of Master of Arts in Gender Studies to the University of Northern British Columbia. Prince...
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The challenge of terror: A traveling essay
by Lederach, John Paul
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Harrisonburg, VA: Eastern Mennonite University, Conflict Transformation Program. In the midst of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, John Paul Lederach, a professor of conflict studies, was traveling in Latin America and then trying to re-enter the...
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Child Protection Act 2001. Testimony prepared for the Crime Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
by Lawrence, Phyllis Turner
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In FDCH Congressional Testimony, 07/31/2001. Washington, DC: United States House of Representatives, House Judiciary Committee. This document contains the testimony of Phyllis Turner Lawrence before the Crime Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on H.R. 2146, the...
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Speech given at the World Muslim Congress
by Khan, Malik S
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Islamabad, Pakistan: World Muslim Congress. At the time of this speech, Malik S. Khan was the Permanent United Nations Representative from the World Muslim Congress. He spoke in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on September 1, 2001, against targets in the United States. Basing...
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Sken:nen A’Onsonton 1 (1).
by Kahnawake Justice Commission, Margaret
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, Quebec, Canada: Kahnawake Justice Commission. This is the initial issue of Sken:nen A’Onsonton, a newsletter of the Kahnawake Justice Commission. The name of the newsletter means “to become peaceful again,â€? and the...
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Some thoughts on restorative justice and gender in the Pacific
by Jolly, Margaret
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Dialogue: Academy Newsletter 19 (3): 29-33. Canberra: Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Margaret Jolly begins this article with summaries of perspectives on restorative justice from Sinclair Dinnen and John Braithwaite. Among their common ideas and distinctive...
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Restorative justice summit shows why concept is on rise
by Inskip, Leonard
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Minneapolis Star-Tribune (March 7). Leonard Inskip reports in this article on a two-day restorative justice conference in early March 2000 at William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Attendees included police, corrections officials, school workers, inner city...
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Restorative justice: Origins, use, impact, and resources. Part 2: Restorative justice for serious offenders and their victims
by Immarigeon, Russ
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) The Crime Victims Report 6 (March/April): 5-6, 14. In the previous issue of the Crime Victims Report, Russ Immarigeon began an exploration of restorative justice by looking at the birth and development of this movement. In this second part, he looks more specifically at the...
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Accountability, healing, and hope through storytelling and dialogue
by Helfgott, Jacqueline B
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) The Crime Victims Report 6 (March/April): 3-4, 11. In this article, the authors describe the Citizens, Victims, and Offenders Restoring Justice (CVORJ) project. A response to legislative changes in the state correctional system, CVORJ was a prison-based program conducted as a...
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Children and crime reduction –victims not villains
by Hall, Jackie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) The Howard League Magazine 19 (November): 8. Jackie Hall is national coordinator for child community safety for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), a charity in England specializing in care for and protection of children. She claims that in...
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Reconfigured ‘justice’: reconstructed childhood
by Goldson, Barry
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) The Howard League Magazine 19 (November): 5. In this essay, Barry Goldson maintains that the government in England has, since 1997, radically transformed the youth justice system. From his perspective, he finds the developments deeply problematic with respect to...
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A world where adults have control
by Ford, Anna
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) The Howard League Magazine 19 (November): 10. At the 2001 annual conference of the Howard League in England, the final session involved an opportunity for participants to hear directly from two young people about their lives, especially with respect to their relationships with...
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Thoughts for a new parliament
by Faulkner, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) The Howard League Magazine 19 (November): 13. David Faulkner, chair of the Howard League, reflects in this article on changes taking place in the criminal justice system and in public services in England. In both these spheres, states Faulkner, the “new...
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When justice is the goal -restorative justice: sentencing circles
by Estis, Ann
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) The Razor Wire (Jul/Aug). Colville, Washington: The November Coalition. Ann Estis is connected with the Justice ‘n Rights Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and is also regional leader of the November Coalition. The November Coalition advocates for changes in criminal...
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Creative restitution and mutual help programs: A historical contribution to a workshop on family violence
by Eglash, Albert
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Paper written for distribution at the Restorative Justice and Family Violence conference, sponsored by the Reshaping Australian Institutions Project and held at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, 11-13 July. In July 2000 the Reshaping Australian...
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