Diverting ATSI Young Offenders from Court and Custody in New South Wales- Practices, Perspectives, and Possibilities unde the Young Offenders Act 1997
by Bargen, Jenny
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Research dissertation presented for the approval of Senate in fulfilment of part of the requirements for the degree Master of Laws in approved courses and a minor dissertation. Deptment of Law. University of Cape Town. Downloaded 8 July 03. According to Jenny Bargen, Aboriginal...
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Retributive Community Justice
by Setlatjile, A N
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Pretoria: UNDP Child Justice Project and the Restorative Justice Centre. Down loaded 14 July 2003. This document presents a field study, conducted by the United Nations Child Justice Project and The Restorative Justice Centre, exploring why alleged child offenders sometimes...
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Limits to Pain
by Christie, Nils
June 4, 2015
Source: (1981) Universitetet I Oslo. Down loaded 19 May 03. A member of the law faculty at the University of Oslo, Nils Christie wrote this little book on pain, which was published in 1981. More specifically, he reflected on pain with respect to the imposition of punishment within the...
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Practice, Performance and Prospects for Restorative Justice.
by Editor
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) British Journal of Criminology. 42(3). Special Issue. This special issue of the British Journal of Criminology is dedicated to themes surrounding restorative justice. The 10 articles cover recent developments, and international...
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Community Participation and the Intergration Within Legal Formalism in the South Pacific
by Findlay, Mark
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) International Review of Penal Law. 72(1-2): 495-513. In many cultures where custom-based processes of participatory justice are governed by constitutional legality the two systems adapt to each other and adopt common characteristics and processes. In the South Pacific, custom...
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Aboriginal Sex Offending in Canada
by Hylton, John H
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) The Aboriginal Healing Foundation. Downloaded 18 June 03. According to the authors of this lengthy report, sexual assault is a serious problem in Canada. Men are generally the perpetrators, and women and children are generally the victims. Moreover, most sexual offenders are not...
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Young Peoples Experiences of The Young Offenders Act
by Turner, Sheree
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Youth Justice Coalition. Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales. Downloaded 12 July 2003. The Young Offenders Act 1997 (New South Wales) introduced diversionary processes for young people alleged to have committed criminal offenses. The YOA focuses on prevention rather...
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Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice:Implications of new research for Principles, Policy and Practice
by Maxwell, Gabrielle
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 30 June 2003. New research from New Zealand follows up the file outcomes over three years for 1003 young people aged 16 years who had...
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At the Time of Disclosure: A manual for Front-line Community Workers Dealing with Sexual Abuse Disclosures in Aboriginal Communities
by Bopp, Michael
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Ottawa: Solicitor General of Canada. As indicated in the title, Judie and Michael Bopp developed this manual to assist front-line community workers, especially those in Aboriginal communities, to deal more effectively with issues around sexual abuse disclosures. It is not a...
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Mapping the Healing Journey. The Final Report of a First Nation Reseach Report on Healing in Canadian Aboriginal Communities.
by Lane, Phil
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Aboriginal Peoples Collection. Aboriginal Corrections Unit. Ottawa: Solicitor General Canada. The authors of this report observe that, with the advent of Europeans in North America, Canadian Aboriginal communities experienced continuing and debilitating shocks and traumas that...
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Paths to Wellness: A Gathering of Communities Addressing Sexual Offending
by Ellerby, Lawrence A
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Aboriginal Peoples Collection. Aboriginal Corrections Unit. Ottawa: Solicitor General Canada. In September 1998 a group of people from across Canada gathered to share their stories and experiences of how they faced the problem of sexual abuse and sexual offending behavior. They...
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Understanding and Evaluating the Role of Elders and Traditional Healing in Sex Offender Treatment For Aboriginal Offenders
by Ellerby, Lawrence A
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Aboriginal Peoples Collection. Aboriginal Corrections Unit. Ottawa: Solicitor General Canada. According to the authors of this report, there has been increased attention in recent years within Correctional Service Canada (CSC) on how best to deliver programming for Aboriginal...
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Choices and Consequences-Offenders as a Resource for Crime Prevention
by Aboriginal Corrections Policy Unit
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Aboriginal Peoples Collection. Aboriginal Corrections Unit. Ottawa: Solicitor General Canada. Many people – some paid, some volunteer – from First Nations and Inuit communities in Canada work with offenders and with youth at risk to reduce and prevent crime. In...
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The Four Circles of Hollow Water
by Aboriginal Corrections Policy Unit, Marnie
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Aboriginal Peoples Collection. Aboriginal Corrections Unit. Ottawa: Solicitor General Canada. This long document consists of a collection of various materials exploring the experience of the Hollow Water First Nation (the Ojibwa people in Canada) in responding to problems of...
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Case Study #7: Empowered Process—Skilled Leadership: Diffusion, Party Capacity & Speaking Truth to Power
by Erbe, Nancy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. University of Califonia, Multi-Campus Resarch Unit. eScholarship Repository, University of California. Downloaded 12 July 2003. This is the seventh case study in the series Holding These Truths: Empowerment and Recognition in Action....
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