Three Faces of Grace
by Dixon, Hank
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Restorative justice: A Christian perspective, ed. Rod Carter. Kingston, Ontario: Restorative Justice Program, Queens Theological College. Pp. 12-14. Beginning with the observation that one’s perspective is central to how something is perceived, Hank Dixon shares...
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Reconciliation: The Challenge to Prison Chaplains
by Giroux, Michel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Restorative justice: A Christian perspective, ed. Rod Carter. Kingston, Ontario: Restorative Justice Program, Queens Theological College. Pp. 10-11. Michel Giroux recounts the experience of Paul in meeting the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus. In this encounter Paul became...
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Reflections of an Exoffender
by Wood, Joan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Restorative justice: A Christian perspective, ed. Rod Carter. Kingston, Ontario: Restorative Justice Program, Queens Theological College. Pp. 7-9. “What does ‘Restorative Justice’ actually mean?â€? asks Joan Wood. In this personal...
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Healing Instead of Punishing
by Call, Ed
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Restorative justice: A Christian perspective, ed. Rod Carter. Kingston, Ontario: Restorative Justice Program, Queens Theological College. Pp. 6. Ed Call, a member of the Salvation Army involved in ministry in correctional and justice services, describes restorative justice as...
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A justice that restores
by Carter, Rod
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Restorative justice: A Christian perspective, ed. Rod CarterKingston, Ontario: Restorative Justice Program, Queens Theological College. Pp. 4-5. Rod Carter states at the outset of this essay that, when offenders seek forgiveness and victims struggle to redeem the past,...
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Restorative Justice: A Christian Perspective
by Carter, Rod
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Kingston, Ontario: Restorative Justice Program, Queens Theological College. This magazine-sized publication serves as a resource on restorative justice from a Christian point of view. Including material from many people, it consists of a number of articles and special features...
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Victims and Restorative Justice Around the Globe
by Liebmann, Marian
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) VOMA Connections 10. Research and Practice. Spring 2002. Liebmann describes her experiences as a trainer in victim-offender mediation and victim’s perceptions of restorative justice in several countries. These include Russia, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, and...
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Emotions and Criminal Justice.
by Karstedt, Susanne
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Theoretical Criminology. 6 (3):299-317. Changes in the public sphere and emotional culture of late modern societies are responsible for the re-emotionalization of the penal realm. Judges were the first to remake the courts and the criminal justice system as a public space of...
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VOM Trial in Sweden Provides Opportunity for Program Support and Evaluation
by Nehlin, Christina
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) VOMA Connections. Autumn 2000, number 7:9-10 As Christina Nehlin notes at the beginning of this article, victim-offender mediation can be introduced and practiced in a great many ways. The variations can be confusing to the point of appearing almost to be different things....
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Minnesota Juvenile Arson Conference: Case Study Demonstrates Multi-Party Community Dialogue
by Ronayne, Tara
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) VOMA Connections. Autumn 2000, number 7:8. The authors of this article – Tara Ronayne and Stephanie Saybyan – present a case-study of an arson offense by two juvenile males in which the offenders burned a number of outdoor toilets. Ronayne and Saybyan are probation...
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Dialogue with Offenders Produces Potential Value to Victims
by Turner-Lawrence, Phyllis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) VOMA Connections. Autumn 2000, number 7:1,10-11. This article consists of an interview conducted by Phyllis Turner-Lawrence with Marlene Young, Executive Director of the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA). In response to a variety of questions, Marlene Young...
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Building the Restorative Faith Community: Lessons from Indonesia
by Ruth-Heffelbower, Duane
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Paper presented at the 9th Annual Restorative Justice Conference, Fresno, California. October 26,2002. Duane Ruth-Heffelbower begins his reflections on the restorative faith community with acknowledgment of the many ways in which faith communities themselves are damaged and...
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On the Emotions of Crime, Punishment and Social Control
by de Haan, Willem
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Theoretical Criminology. 6(3): 243-253. Emotions remain a somewhat peripheral topic within theoretical criminology. Approaching crime, punishment, and social control from an emotional point of view may enrich criminological research and reflection. The dominant theories of...
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Moral Emotions in Restorative Justice Conferences: Managing Shame, Designing Empathy
by Van Stokkom, Bas
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Theoretical Criminology. 6(3):339-360 There is disagreement about defining shame, guilt, and related emotions and about understanding the sources that cause these emotions and the social contexts in which they occur. Shame and guilt are difficult to interpret. Families of...
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The Little Book of Restorative Justice
by Zehr, Howard
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Intercourse, PA: Good Books. The Little Books of Justice & Peacebuilding series is a cooperative effort between the Conflict Transformation Program (Eastern Mennonite University) and Good Books publisher. Books in the series present, in a highly accessible form, key...
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