Romanian Mediation Services Initiated
by Roberts, Annie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Restorative Justice Online. May 2004 Edition. In 2003, the Victim Offender Mediation Association entered into a joint project with the Community Mediation and Safety Center in Romania. The project sought to raise public awareness about mediation, increase mediation capacity, and...
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Book Review: Beyond the Comfort Zone: A Guide to the Practice of Community Conferencing
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Restorative Justice Online. April 2004 Edition. Van Ness reviews “Beyond the Comfort Zone: A Guide to the Practice of Community Conferencing”. This short book (84 pages of text with note pages between chapters) is a valuable resource for program practitioners as well...
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A Justice That Heals
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Restorative Justice Online. April 2004 Edition. Van Ness reviews the video ‘A Justice That Heals’. This one hour documentary explores the aftermath of a senseless murder of a 19-year-old young man named Andrew Young by 18-year-old Mario Ramos. It centers on...
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Restorative Practices in Guam
by Morton, Jonathan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Restorative Justice Online. April 2004 Edition. During the past two decades, Inafaxe2x80x99 Maolek Mediation Center in Guam has used restorative justice to help offenders understand the consequences of their actions and offer amends to the people who suffered from the behaviour....
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South African NGO Furthers the Implementation of Restorative Justice
by Morton, Jonathan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Restorative Justice Online. April 2004 Edition. Khulisa, a South African crime prevention organization, has made significant inroads applying restorative justice in a society that has faced significant increases in crime over the past decade. Khulisa, whose name means to nurture...
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American Social Work, Corrections and Restorative Justice: An Appraisal
by Gumz, Edward J
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 48(4): 449-460. Historically, American social work has been involved in the field of corrections through probation casework, participation in the founding of the juvenile court, and rehabilitative work with...
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Prison Work, Wages, and Catholic Social Thought: Justice Demands Decent Work For Decent Wages, Even for Prisoners
by Quigley, William P
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Santa Clara Law Review. 44: 1159-1176. Downloaded 7 September 2004. Outside of prison, work and wages, or the lack of either, are often occasions for injustice. However, when the issues of work, lack of work, and fair wages arise within the prison system, a hothouse of injustice...
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Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault: Court or Conference?
by Daly, Kathleen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. Paper prepared for K. Heimer and C. Kruttschnitt (eds.), Gender, Offending, and Victimization (working title). New York: New York University Press. Downloaded 7 September 2004. In this article,...
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When Prisoners Return: Why We Should Care and How You and Your Church Can Help
by Nolan, Pat
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Foreword by Chuck Colson. USA: Prison Fellowship. Downloaded 7 September 2004. This is one of the roles the Church is called upon to take in our communities: to minister to the least of these. This book is intended to explain why you and your church should become involved in...
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La justice restaurative: àla recherche d’une théorie et d’un programme
by Walgrave, Lode
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Criminologie. 32(1): 7-29. Au cours de la dernière décennie, la justice restaurative s’est manifestée progressivement comme une thématique très importante dans les débats réformateurs de la justice pénale et dans la recherche criminologique....
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Jirga – A Traditional Mechanism of Conflict Resolution in Afghanistan
by Wardak, Ali
June 4, 2015
Source: Centre for Criminology, University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Downloaded 3 September 2004. This paper examines the institution of jirga, its main forms, and the different social contexts in which each form operates as a mechanism of conflict resolution in Afghanistan. It is argued...
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Building a Post-War Justice System in Afghanistan
by Wardak, Ali
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Centre for Criminology, University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Downloaded 3 September 2004. This paper examines key dimensions of justice in post-war Afghanistan. These are shari’a (Islamic law), traditional institutions of informal justice (jirga), the Afghan interim...
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Pile It On: More Texts on RJ
by Daly, Kathleen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. To appear in Theoretical Criminology (2004) Vol 8 (3). Downloaded 3 September 2004. In one sense this article by Kathleen Daly consists of reviews of several recent books on or closely related...
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Restorative Justice And Policing In Canada: Bringing The Community Into Focus
by Shaw, Margaret
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Ottawa: Research and Evaluation Branch, Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing Services Directorate, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Downloaded 2 February 2005. A widespread movement to develop alternative ways of delivering justice in society is taking place across a broad...
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Restorative Justice Consortium Annual Report and Accounts 2001
by Restorative Justice Consortium.
June 4, 2015
Source: London, United Kingdom: Restorative Justice Consortium. Downloaded 3 September 2004. Annual organizational and financial information from the Restorative Justice Consortium in the UK, including general information about the Consortium, the Chair’s report, the Chief...
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