Restorative justice and victimology. Euro-Africa experiences.
by Omale, Don John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Oisterwijk, the Netherlands: Wold Legal Publishers. The aims of this study are two fold: to contribute original evidence to international debate on victims’ participation in restorative justice, and to contribute ‘Afrocentric’ knowledge to international...
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A restorative story: Mary finds some money.
by Davey, Les
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Cumbria, UK: IIRP UK Build around an engaging story of an incident of wrongdoing and a restorative meeting held to address that incident, the workbook and guidance book include thought-provoking questions and exercises designed to introduce children to the concept of restorative...
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Restorative justice and the secure estate: Alternatives for young people in custody.
by Gavrielides, Theo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) London: Independent Academic Research Studies. This report focuses on the use of restorative justice with young people in custody, and aims to achieve three objectives. Firstly, to provide an up-to-date descriptive account of restorative practices within the secure estate. This...
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Victims as stakeholders: Research from a juvenile court on the changing roles of victims in restorative justice.
by Wood, William R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Western Criminology Review. 14(1):6-24. This research analyzes changes made by a juvenile court over five years toward the progressive inclusion of victims as “stakeholders†within the implementation and development of restorative justice practices. Beginning in...
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Putting a human face on crimes: A qualitative study on restorative justice processes for youths.
by Choi, Jung Jin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. 28(5):335-355. Restorative justice conferences including Victim Offender Mediation (VOM) are rapidly increasing. Due to a lack of participants’ accounts on their experiences, gaining knowledge on how restorative justice works from...
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Why rj…?
by Kershen, Lawrence
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Probation Junior. 4(2):73-78. The use of mediation and Restorative Justice is developing across the world. Experience of these complementary dispute resolution methods has been built for longer in some cultures and jurisdictions than in others. This article aims to identify some...
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Where is restorative justice heading?
by Gavrielides, Theo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Probation Junior. 4(2):79-95. Restorative justice has emerged from communities and through the passion of dedicated practitioners, victims and offenders. The future is uncertain as governments take interest in a top down and controlled version of this community led ethos. The...
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Privatised probation: is payment by results compatible with restorative justice?
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Probation Junior. 4(2):96-107. The British government has announced a ‘revolution’ in rehabilitating offenders, to tackle some of the problems which many of them face, but it omits one serious disadvantage which many face: imprisonment itself. The article examines...
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Restorative justice and the South African Truth and Reconciliation Process.
by Gade, Christian B. N.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) South African Journal of Philosophy. 32(1):10-35. It has frequently been argued that the post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was committed to restorative justice (RJ), and that RJ has deep historical roots in African indigenous cultures by virtue of its...
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Widening the circle: Can peacemaking work outside of tribal communities?
by Wolf, Robert V.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) New York: Center for Court Innovation. As part of its efforts to support tribal justice systems, the U.S. Department of Justice has encouraged state and tribal practitioners to consider the question: What lessons can state and tribal courts learn from each other? The hope is...
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Factors contributing to victims’ satisfaction with restorative justice practice: A qualitative examination.
by Armstrong, Jac
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) British Journal of Community Justice.10(2):39-54. Extant research indicates that restorative justice can deliver benefits which the traditional Criminal Justice Process cannot, ranging from victim satisfaction to reducing offender recidivism (Zehr, 2005; Bergseth &...
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The strangers in criminal procedure: Restorative justice as a possibility to overcome the simplicity of the modern paradigm of criminal justice.
by Achutti, Daniel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Oñati Socio-Legal Series. 1(2):1-17. The present paper addresses the crisis of penal procedure in the contemporarysociety from its epistemological basis to, then, present restorative justice as aconcrete alternative to the traditional criminal procedure. The intention is...
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Restorative Justice in Juvenile Courts in Brazil: A Brief Review of Porto Alegre and São Caetano Pilot Projects.
by Achutti, Daniel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Universitas Psychologica,11(4):1093-1104. In this paper, it is presented the results of the first three years (2005-2007)of the application of Restorative Justice (RJ) in the Brazilian juvenile justice system. To this end, it was made a bibliographical and documental researches,...
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Baby College: Restorative practices help build a future with at-risk families.
by Mast, Sharon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Restorative Works Learning Network. 1 April 2013. This article aims to show how one nonprofit agency in Pennsylvania, USA, integrated restorative principles and processes into an early education and parenting initiative. This resulted in positive social, emotional and cognitive...
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Reconciliation in a community-based restorative justice intervention.
by Androff, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare. 39(4):73-96. Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs) are among the primary means for promoting reconciliation in communities recovering from violent conflict. However, there is a lack of consensus about what reconciliation means or...
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