The Impact of Restorative Justice Conferencing: A Review of 63 Empirical Studies in 5 Countries
by Coates, Robert B
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) St. Paul: Centre for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking Seeking to evaluate the impact of restorative justice conferencing, the authors begin with a discussion of conceptual elements and common practices of restorative justice and community justice. They note fluidity in both...
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‘Uncivil Society’: Challenges for Reconciliation and Justice in South Africa after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
by Simpson, Graeme
June 4, 2015
Source: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. 21 October 2002 http://www.csvr.org.za/papers/papsim16.htm Graeme Simpson focuses on the challenges facing South Africa in building sustainable reconciliation after the operations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). He...
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The Legal Profession and the TRC: A Study of a Tense Relationship
by Rombouts, Heidy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Research Paper. Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. February. Downloaded 8 June 2004. As societies make a transition from regimes of gross human rights violations to more democratic systems, they can confront the past with various options ranging from...
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Report of the National Strategy Workshop on Reparations
by Kimani, Simon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Report of workshop held at the Parktonian Hotel, Johannesburg, 31 October. In this paper, Simon Kimani reports on a workshop held at the Parktonian Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, 31 October 2001. Timed to coincide with the third anniversary of the South African Truth and...
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Restorative and Responsive Justice for the Whole of Law
by Braithwaite, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Presentation to the Quinnipiac-Yale Dispute Resolution Workshop, New haven 29 April. As Braithwaite observes, restorative justice is a concept discussed principally in the spheres of criminal law and transitional justice, whereas responsive regulation is discussed principally in...
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Apology Subverted: the Commodification of Apology
by Taft, Lee
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Yale Law Journal. 109(5):1135 Lee Taft notes that we are living in a time in which public acts of contrition have become commonplace. He cites one commentator who describes it as “apology mania.” In this context, Taft examines the role of apology in the context of...
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On Speaking Softly and Carrying Big Sticks: Neglected Dimensions of a Republication Separation of Powers
by Braithwaite, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) University of Toronto Law Journal. 47:305-361 John Braithwaite upholds the separation of powers as one of the most central ideas in the theory of institutional design. It represents the republican concern to protect liberty from domination by concentration of power. However,...
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Criminal Justice, democratic Fairness, and Cultural Pluralism: The Case of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
by Williams, Melisa S
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Buffalo Criminal Law Review. 5(2): 451-495 Melissa Williams remarks at the outset of her essay that the place of criminal justice in democracy has been little studied in recent democratic theory. Moreover, given the wide variety of perspectives and purposes behind criminal...
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Making Variation a Virtue: Evaluating the Potential and Limits of Restorative Justice
by Daly, Kathleen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) prepared for Fourth International Conference on Restorative Justice for Juveniles, October 2000, Tuebingen, substantially revised November 2001. Griffith University. 18 October 2002 http://www.gu.edu.au/school/ccj/kdaly_docs/kdpaper16.pdf Optimism and enthusiasm are naturally...
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Restorative Justice and Conferencing
by Daly, Kathleen
June 4, 2015
Source: Forthcoming in Adam Graycar and Peter Grabosky (eds.) Handbook of Australian Criminology, chapter 14 (2002). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Griffith University. 18 October 2002 According to Daly and Hayes, Australia and New Zealand in the last decade have become world leaders...
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Mind the Gap: Restorative Justice in Theory and Practice
by Daly, Kathleen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Revised from paper presented to Cambridge Seminar on Restorative Justice, Cambridge and Toronto, 2000-01. In urging us to “mind the gap,â€? Kathleen Daly points to the value in examining the discrepancy between theory and practice in restorative justice. This...
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Restorative Justice for Young Offenders and Their Victims
by Seymour, Anne
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Corrections Today. 64(1): 90. Seymour and Gregorie state that a new framework is emerging as juvenile justice and juvenile corrections professionals seek approaches that focus on prevention, early intervention, and a greater emphasis on victims’ needs. This framework...
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What do we tell our Children? The Work of the Centre for Ubuntu in Cape Town (formerly the Religious Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission)
by Kayser, Undine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Research report written for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation and the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Capetown. Downloaded 8 June 2004. The Centre for Ubuntu (formerly the Religious Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission) is...
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Need for Attention to Mental Health of Young Offenders
by Kessler, Carol
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Lancet. Published online May 21, 2002. Http://image.thelancet.com/extras/02cmt36web.pdf In this commentary, Carol Kessler notes that the number of young people in the juvenile justice system who have mental disorders is of increasing concern. In many cases, mental disorders lead...
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Bringing Victims’Experiences to Offenders.
by Clayton, Susan L
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Corrections Today. 64(3): 69. In this article, Susan Clayton profiles the work of Laura Scheffert James, a community treatment coordinator in the Iowa Department of Corrections. James is responsible for coordinating programs for offenders in a number of correctional facilities....
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