by Petoukhov, Konstantin
June 4, 2015
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Finding a theory of Justice for Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
by Nelund, Amanda
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Annual Review of Interdisciplinary Justice Research. 2:55-71. In 2008 the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, apologized for the Indian Residential School (IRS) system saying that “the government now recognizes that the consequences of the Indian residential schools...
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Remorse and reconciliation in the courtroom: An exploratory survey of judicial discourse on apologies.
by Funk-Unrau, Neil
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) e Annual Review of Interdisciplinary Justice Research. 2:35-54. The potential of an apology as the beginning of a powerful restorative process is borne out by the frequent public de- mands from those wronged in various ways for an apology as one crucial step in achieving...
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Beyond conflict resolution: Towards a restorative process for sexual violence.
by Jülich, Shirley
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Te Awatea Review. The Journal of Te Awatea Violence Research Centre. 8(1&2):21-25. In this article, we explore whether confict resolution and restorative justice are able to address sexual violence. There are similarities between confict resolution and restorative justice...
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Restorative practices in schools: Breaking the cycle of student involvement in child welfare and legal systems.
by Cavanagh, Tom
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Protecting Children: A Professional Publication of American Humane. 24(4):53-60. Research clearly shows there is a relationship between how children are treated in schools and the number of juveniles involved with the legal system (Browne, 2003). In the current climate of zero...
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Restorative justice in restorative communities: Community group conferencing and youth gangs.
by Jülich, Shirley
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Protecting Children: A Professional Publication of American Humane. 24(4):44-52. The success of the family group conference (FGC) in New Zealand is well documented, as is its role in reducing both the incarceration of young people and the subsequent costs incurred by courts...
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In classrooms and prisons: Wisconsin program explores the use of restorative justice circles for empathy development and violence prevention.
by Miner, Kris
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Protecting Children: A Professional Publication of American Humane. 24(4):37-43. SCVRJP uses peacemaking circles, such as those originally identified by Kay Pranis, Barry Stuart, and Mark Wedge. In their book Peacemaking Circles from Crime to Community, these innovators describe...
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Restorative group conferencing for dual-jurisdiction youths.
by American Humane Association
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Protecting Children: A Professional Publication of American Humane. 24(4):19-35. In order to demonstrate RGC’s potential, this article: (1) Establishes the gap between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems; (2) provides an overview of restorative justice and...
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Barron County Restorative Justice: The Role One Program Played in Reducing Juvenile Crime and Restoring Lives.
by Hoeft, Mary
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Protecting Children: A Professional Publication of American Humane. 24(4):5-18. One of the primary programs of restorative justice today is victim-offender conferencing (VOC), in which victims and offenders, along with facilitators, discuss the impact that a criminal act has had...
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Addressing youth offending through collaboration and engagement.
by Zabaar, Fathi
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Protecting Children: A Professional Publication of American Humane. 24(4):2-4. Restorative justice approaches have been burgeoning around the world to address youth offending in an attempt to heal relationships and reintegrate offenders back into their communities. In 1989, New...
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Yes, there is another way!
by Jülich, Shirley
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Canterbury Law Review.17:222-228. Yvette Tinsley and Elisabeth McDonald outline concerns in their article, entitled Is There Another Way? Possible Alternatives to the Current Criminal Justice Process,1 regarding the use of restorative justice with cases of sexual violence. We do...
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Coffee shop God.
by Bartholomew, Therese
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Charlotte, NC: CPCC Press. At 35, Thérèse has finally found herself – the long awaited college degree, the high school teaching job, the new husband, two nearly grown children, and four stepchildren. For once, she anticipates a normal life, but a middle of the night...
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Can Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) work in the United States? Preliminary results from a randomized experiment in Minnesota.
by Duwe, Grant
June 4, 2015
In 2008, the Minnesota Department of Corrections implemented Minnesota Circles of Support and Accountability (MnCOSA), a sex offender reentry program based on the Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) model developed in Canada during the 1990s. Using a randomized experimental design,...
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From the Inside/Out: Greene County Jail Inmates on Restorative ReEntry
by Hass, Aida Y.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 56(7) 1037–1062 The application of criminal justice sanctions is often misguided by a failure to recognize the need for a comprehensive approach in the transformation of offenders into law-abiding...
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From Diversion to Reentry: Recidivism Risks Among Graduates of an Alternative to Incarceration Program
by Sung, Hung-En
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Criminal Justice Policy Review 22(2) 219–234 Reentry usually refers to the transition from incarceration to community living. However, offenders diverted from prison to community-based restrictive sanctions also face the challenge of social reintegration. This study uses...
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