What is justice? State program brings victims and offenders face to face
June 8, 2015
Papke and Early’s meeting might sound unusual, but since 1994, more than 560 victims of crimes in Texas have requested similar meetings with convicted prisoners who have wronged them or their families. Forty victims have completed these “mediations,” offered by the Victim...
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Restorative justice: A travelogue
June 8, 2015
And then there were the lessons learned by our group, interpersonal insights that came from the ways we navigated our own tensions and conflicts. As a collection of folks committed to shared goals back in Chicago, our purpose was not just to see new sights but also to deepen our bonds with one...
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New Items in the RJ Online Database
June 8, 2015
Cassell, Paul G. (2009). In defense of victim impact statements. Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law. 6:611-648. Cripps, Kyllie and McGlade, Hannah (2008). Indigenous family violence and sexual abuse: Considering pathways forward. Journal of Family Studies. 14:240-253. Editor (2010). Justice...
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New Items in the RJ Online Database
June 8, 2015
Allard, Troy and Stewart, Anna and Chrzanowski, April and Ogilvie, James and Birks, Dan and Little, Simon (2010). Police diversion of young offenders and Indigenous over-representation. Trends and Issues in crime and justice. No. 390. Bouffard, Jeffrey A. and Richardson, Katie A. and Franklin,...
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New Items in the RJ Online Database
June 8, 2015
Beck, Elizabeth and Britto, Sarah (2006). Using feminist methods and restorative justice to interview capital offenders’ family members. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work. 21(1):59-70. Delic, Zijad (2008). Faith and restorative justice — A Muslim perspective. Canadian...
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Restorative Justice at the UN Crime Congress
June 8, 2015
During the afternoon plenary, the Congress took up two issues: 1) Children, Youth, and Crime and 2) Making the United Nations guidelines on crime prevention work. The Secretariat (or United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) presented discussion papers on each of the topics. Then, each of the...
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A restorative circle in the wake of a police shooting
June 8, 2015
To focus the Restorative Circle, I worked with Rick Williams to explore what was said or done that he wanted to bring to it. In advance, everyone recognized and agreed that the subject and details of the shooting would be off limits: investigation of the use of force was underway, an inquest...
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Book Review: Urban Crime Prevention, Surveillance and Restorative Justice.
June 8, 2015
In the UK, adult focused restorative justice is increasingly used to blend the criminal justice system with conferencing and community mediation or conflict resolution centers. Restorative justice is used as more than a diversionary tool in low-level cases for first offenders. Court...
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RIP: Liz Elliott
June 8, 2015
Yet, Liz Elliott’s work extended well beyond the walls of the University, into the lives of many many individuals, nationally and internationally; in particular, into the lives of our most vulnerable citizens in our prison system. She will be sorely missed; yet, her legacy for the cause...
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New Items in the RJ Online Database
June 8, 2015
Aptel, Cécile (2009). International and hybrid criminal jurisdictions: Stigmatizing or reconciling? Research Brief. June. New York: Center for Transitional Justice. Arthur, Paige (2009). “Fear of the future, lived through the past”: Transitional justice in the wake of ethnic...
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Tough subject mattter easy to watch
June 8, 2015
Heirlooms are destroyed. Keepsakes are stolen. The world “DEATH” is spray-painted on the wall. Police arrive in time to catch one of the vandals, a teen punk named Dane (David Arial). The damaged home’s owner, Grace Ross (Monique Marcker), who, thankfully, was not home when...
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New Items in the RJ Online Database
June 8, 2015
Aboriginal Justice Centre (2008). Circle of support and accountability. Towards indigenous justice: Prevention, diversion, and rehabilitation. Canberra: Aboriginal Justice Centre. Adams, Caralee (2008). The talk it out solution. Scholastic. Braithwaite, John (2005). Meta-regulation of justice....
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‘Why I must speak out to stop my rapist being freed’
June 8, 2015
Dr Chung, a former GP, has spoken to The Telegraph about her belief that victims are sidelined by the Parole Board, leaving her feeling “as helpless as the original attackâ€. ….Such is her concern at the parole system that, although reluctant to oppose publicly his release...
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RJ Online Library
June 8, 2015
Arrigo, Bruce A (2009). Identity, International Terrorism, and Negotiating Peace: Hamas and Ethics-Based Considerations from Critical Restorative Justice. British Journal of Criminology. doi:10.1093/bjc/azp061 Bartels, Lorana (2009). Challenges in mainstreaming specialty courts. Trends...
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New Nationalism and national healing: The case of South Sudan
June 8, 2015
We, the People of South Sudan… Dedicated to a genuine national healing process and the building of trust and confidence in our society through dialogue… Terrible things have been done in South Sudan, by South Sudanese to South Sudanese, during the war. There has been no closure for...
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