Thinking Harder about Democratising Social Control
by Braithwaite, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) In: C. Alder and J. Wundersitz (eds.), Family Conferencing and Juvenile Justice: The Way Forward or Misplaced Optimism? Canberra, AUS: Australian Institute of Criminology, pp. 199-216. This paper is a response to theoretical critiques of community accountability conferences. The...
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Restorative Justice Fact Sheet
by United States Department of Justice
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice The U.S. Department of Justice has a very helpful fact sheet on each of the following practices that reflect or advance restorative justice: community restorative boards; sentencing circles; restitution; community service; victim impact...
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Sentencing Circle: A General Overview and Guidelines
by Yorkton Tribal Council Treaty Four Nations, Donald E
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Justice as Healing 3 (3). This article, from a Native perspective in Canada, provides concrete guidelines on sentencing circles including when to hold one, rules governing a sentencing circle, and procedures in a sentencing circle. A sentencing circle is a method of dealing with...
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Restoring the Shattered Confidence
by Wrome, Donald E
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Justice as Healing. Downloaded 8 June 2004. This is part of a response filed by the defense attorney in an appeal process on behalf of a defendant. The defendant had been sentenced by the trial judge to alternative measures on the recommendation of a sentencing circle in which...
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Sentencing within a Restorative Justice Paradigm: Procedural Implications of R. v. Gladue
by Turpel-Lafond, M.E
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Justice as Healing 4 (3). The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Gladue clarified the duty of sentencing judges to consider background and systemic factors in sentencing Aboriginal offenders. This decision is an important watershed in Canadian criminal law....
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Justice as Healing in a Small Australian Town
by Thorsborne, Margaret
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Justice as Healing 3 (2). The author recounts a case of vandalism by young Aboriginal boys in a small Australian town with a significant Aboriginal population and a nearby Aboriginal reservation. The police responded by conducting a Community Conference involving the young...
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The Morin Decision: An Excerpt
by Sherstobitoff (Justice, Saskatchewan Court of Appeal)
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Justice as Healing (Fall). This is an excerpt from a majority decision written in 1995 by Justice Sherstobitoff of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. A trial judge had used the findings of a sentencing circle to determine an alternative sanction to a criminal offense. The Crown...
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Restorative Justice/Community Justice
by Seymour, Anne
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) National Victim Assistance Academy. Chapter 4. Washington, DC: Office for Victims of Crime (United States Department of Justice). Seymour states that restorative justice offers a different framework for the administration of justice and the promotion of individual and community...
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Victimization by Adolescents
by Seymour, Anne
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) National Victim Assistance Academy. Based on chapter 3 (“Juvenile Justiceâ€?), section 1. Washington, DC: Office for Victims of Crime (United States Department of Justice). Seymour offers an overview of the juvenile justice system as it pertains to the...
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The Return of the Heart: Justice and Community Reconciliation in the Indigenous Tradition
by Servicio Internacional para la Paz / International Service for Peace, Ada
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) SIPAZ Report 4 (3). This article describes traditional indigenous perspectives and structures for dealing with community conflict and crime in the Chiapas region of Mexico. These are contrasted with the formal Mexican criminal justice system. Specific attention is given to ideas...
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Mainstreaming Family Group Conferencing: Building and Sustaining Partnerships
by Pennell, Joan
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the Building Strong Partnerships for Restorative Practices conference, Burlington, Vermont, 5-7 August 1999. Downloaded 8 June 2004. The search for alternatives to conventional forms of criminal justice has yielded a rich array of frameworks, known today by...
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Tribal Justice
by Pecos-Melton, Ada
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) National Victim Assistance Academy. Chapter 3 (“Juvenile Justiceâ€?), section 4. Washington, DC: Office for Victims of Crime (United States Department of Justice). Collaborative initiatives between state and federal agencies and tribal courts in the United...
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Family Group Conference Connections: Shared Problems and Joined Up Solutions
by Nixon, Paul
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the Building Strong Partnerships for Restorative Practices conference, Burlington, Vermont, 5-7 August 1999. Downloaded 8 June 2004. Nixon traces some of the connections between the individual, familial community, professional, organizational and political...
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Restorative Policing Experiment: The Bethlehem Police Family Group Conferencing Project. Summary.
by McCold, Paul
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Community Service Foundation. Pipersville, Pennsylvania This paper updates preliminary results reported in 1996. (For that report, see the following. McCold, Paul, and John Stahr. 1996. “Bethlehem Police Family Group Conferencing Project.” Paper, with preliminary...
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An Alternative Measures Model
by John Howard Society of Alberta
June 4, 2015
Source: (1988) Access to Justice Exchange Section 4 of the Young Offenders Act (Canada, 1984) legislates the use of alternative measures where it is in the best interest of the youth and of society. The intent of alternative measures is to reduce the stigmatizing, harmful effects on the young...
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