Australian Study Assesses the Strengths of Restorative Justice for Crime Victims
by Immarigeon, Russ
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Crime Victims Report. 7(3): 35-36, to 44 The author begins by reviewing the historical context of the contemporary restorative justice movement. It is asserted that although the ideological underpinnings of restorative justice call for a balanced approach toward victims and...
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Bringing Victims Into Community Policing
by Herman, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The first section of the guide defines repeat victimization and discusses its significance within overall crime totals. It indicates how analysis of data collected from nontraditional as well as...
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Adding Crime Victims to the Re-Entry Equation
by Michaud, Peter A
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Corrections Today Magazine. 65(5): 84-85, to 89 There is now a renewed focus on victims of crime within the criminal justice system. However, not all corrections professionals privilege crime victims as a integral part of the justice process. This article discusses the...
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Citizens’ Circles: Community Collaboration in Re-Entry
by Rhine, Edward E
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Corrections Today Magazine. 65(5): 52-54 Through an examination of Ohio’s offender re-entry plan, the article underscores the importance of a broad systems approach for helping offenders successfully re-integrate into their communities. Re-entry programs should ideally...
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Putting a face on the past: Survivor-offender mediation and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
by Hamber, Brandon
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Paper presented for a forum of the Survivor-Offender Mediation Project, held at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 February. This document, presented by Carl Stauffer and Brandon Hamber at a forum in South Africa, is the...
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The return of the wheelbarrow men; or, the arrival of postmodern penality?
by Pratt, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) British Journal of Criminology 40: 127-145. In this paper, John Pratt provides a detailed analysis of the range of new penal trends. In doing so, he attempts to assess their significance in the context of the growing debate on modernist and postmodernist penality. Pratt contends...
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Forgiveness
by Poole, Derek
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Lion & Lamb 31 (Winter). Belfast, Northern Ireland: Centre for Contemporary Christianity in Ireland. Derek Pool, editor, introduces this issue of Lion & Lamb, a publication of the Centre for Contemporary Christianity, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This issue...
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Moral principles and foundations for restorative justice
by Peace and Social Justice Ministry, Patrick
June 4, 2015
Source: Romeoville, Illinois: Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Peace and Social Justice Ministry. The Peace and Social Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois produced this paper on the moral principles and foundations for restorative justice. The paper presents a call for criminal...
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Embodying Forgiveness–Response to Gregory Jones
by Mitchel, Patrick
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Lion & Lamb 31 (Winter). Belfast, Northern Ireland: Centre for Contemporary Christianity in Ireland. In this paper Patrick Mitchel writes in response to Gregory Jones’s work on forgiveness. Mitchel focuses on how much forgiveness needs to be embodied in...
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Domestic Violence and Restorative Justice: Advancing the Dialogue
by Edwards, Alan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference On Restorative Justice. Centre for Restorative Justice. 1-4 June. Vancouver BC. Downloaded 21 August 2003. Edwards and Haslett address the growing debate about the use of restorative processes in cases of domestic violence....
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Giving Women their Voice: Domestic Violence and Restorative Justice in South Africa
by Dissel, Amanda
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Paper submitted for the XIth International Symposium on Victimology. 13-18 July 2003, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Downloaded 21 August 2003. This paper seeks to look at some of the issues involved in responding to domestic violence with restorative justice by locating...
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Alberta Program Opens Communication Between Communities and Young Offenders
by O'Brien, Kevin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Corrections Today. 65(4): 74-76. YJC’s are comprised of groups of volunteers working in partnership with the justice system, assisting in its response to young offenders ages 12 to 17. YJC’s bring together these offenders, victims, and community members to explore...
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The Restorative Approach
by Forget, Marc
June 4, 2015
Source: Simon Fraser University Center for Restorative Justice. Downloaded 21 August 2003. What is known today as restorative justice began in the small town of Elmira, Ontario (Canada), one night in 1974 when two young men got drunk and vandalized twenty-two different properties. They were...
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The role of apology in restorative justice from victims’ and offenders’ perspectives
by McNamara, Marilyn R
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference On Restorative Justice. Centre for Restorative Justice. 1-4 June. Vancouver BC. Downloaded 21 August 2003. In restorative justice (RJ) crime is viewed as a conflict between individuals that results in harm to individuals and...
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The Youth Criminal Justice Act: Implementing Restorative Provisions
by Van Helvoirt, Trent
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in the School of Criminology. Simon Fraser University. Downloaded 21 August 2003. As the popularity and use of restorative justice continues to increase, many advocates...
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