Restorative justice in New Zealand: Current practice, future possibilities
by Jantzi, Vernon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University, School of Social and Cultural Studies, Centre for Justice and Peace Development. Surveying restorative justice in New Zealand, Jantzi begins with an overview of key elements in the definition of restorative justice, and then turns to a...
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Participatory reintegrative shaming conferences
by Hund, Andrew J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) The Red Feather Journal of Postmodern Criminology 8. Downloaded 2 June 2004. In this paper, Andrew Hund applies sociology to delinquency and response to delinquency. He critiques current thinking in society about delinquency as punishing the person rather than the negative...
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Should East Timor establish a truth and reconciliation commission?
by Hooper, Stephen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Paper presented at the Just Peace? Peace Making and Peace Building for the New Millennium conference, held in Auckland, New Zealand, 24-28 April. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University, School of Social and Cultural Studies, Centre for Justice and Peace Development. In 1999,...
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Courts as collaborators: Opportunities and issues for courts involved in justice system innovations.
by Hoffman, Richard B.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Draft of report prepared for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Criminal Courts Technical Assistance Project at American University. Denver, CO: Justice Management Institute. Because the judiciary exists as a separate branch of government in the United States, courts have...
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Christians and crime
by Harvey, Bob
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Mennonite Brethren Herald 41 (March 22). Bob Harvey begins this article by recounting his experience in helping several teenagers in Edmonton, Ontario, to acknowledge their acts of theft and vandalism, repent of what they had done, make restitution for the damage they had...
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Healing the harm
by Harder, Sandra Koop
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Mennonite Brethren Herald 41 (April 5): 5-6. The author of this article – Sandra Koop Harder – has been a mediator and trainer with Mediation Services of Winnipeg for a number of years. Here she sketches mediation in general and the work of Mediation Services of...
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Core principles of case development for victim offender conferencing.
by Dyck, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) VOMA Connections no. 9 (Autumn): 6, 8. David Dyck is a private practitioner in conflict resolution and restorative justice. In his view, much of the training for victim-offender mediation, conferencing, and casework does not adequately address critical attitudinal components of...
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A prison chaplain looks at punishment
by Duce, Allan
June 4, 2015
Source: Draft prepared as a submission to the Guggenheim Foundation Project on Punishment. In this paper, the Reverend Alan Duce, chaplain at a prison in England, seeks to bring Christian ideas and beliefs to bear on the complex and emotional issues of incarceration and punishment. The main...
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Victim-offender mediation in Anchorage
by Cunningham, Patrick
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Alaska Justice Forum 11 (Summer): 1, 5-6. Patrick Cunningham and Lawrence Trostle describe a pilot victim-offender mediation program in Anchorage, Alaska. Offered as a diversion from the justice system to avoid more formal adjudication, the program focuses on juveniles accused...
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Review of pre-court youth diversion program–Halton Regional Police Service
by Cunningham, Alison
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Oakville, Ontario: Halton Regional Police Service With the assistance of eleven community agencies, the Youth Offender Diversion Project of the Halton Regional Police Service (Ontario, Canada) was initiated in 1997 to take a proactive stance to stem an increase in youth crime....
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Youth Services of Latah County lives the values of restorative justice
by Council on Reconciliation and Restorative and Transformative Justice, M. Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Moscow, Idaho: Council on Reconciliation and Restorative and Transformative Justice. This document consists of a report on the principles and practices of the Department of Youth Services in Latah County in North central Idaho. The foundation for restorative justice in Latah...
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“Up to speed”- Reviewing and clarifying the role of religion in reducing crime and delinquency.
by Harris, M. Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Federal Probation: A Journal of Correctional Philosophy and Practice (December): 49-53. Many have been intrigued with the potential role of religion, religious practices, or faith-based groups in changing people’s lives, and thus, for example, in reducing crime and...
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For Us and for R Kids: A comprehensive strategy of balanced and restorative justice in Dane County
by Community Planning Team (Dane County), Teri
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Madison, WI: Dane County Human Services, Community Planning Team. The aim of this strategic document is to detail the vision, mission, and implementation of a comprehensive strategy for all citizens of Dane County, Wisconsin, centered around the principles of balanced and...
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Alternative punishments: A Judicial Council seminar
by Carns, Teri
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Alaska Justice Forum 10 (Winter): 7-8. Responding to intense pressures on capacities in the criminal justice system, Alaska initiated a Sentencing Commission to study the problems and propose solutions. The Sentencing Commission recommended more extensive use of alternative...
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A picture of rural justice: Alaska Judicial Council studies
by Carns, Teresa
June 4, 2015
Source: (1993) Alaska Justice Forum 10 (Fall). On the basis of research by the Alaska Judicial Council on access to justice services in rural Alaska, Teresa Carns relates a transition from minimal access to justice services in rural Alaska to significant implementation of community-based,...
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