Enhancing the role of Aboriginal communities booklet
by Correctional Service of Canada
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Ottawa: Correctional Service of Canada. In Canada, legislation governing federal corrections promotes the involvement of Aboriginal communities in the correctional process. Specifically, with the aim of culturally relevant and effective correctional services, two sections of the...
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Candid talk behind the walls: Victims, criminals speak their peace in program that brings them together
by Cornwall, Warren
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) The Herald of Everett, Washington The online site of the Washington State Jail Association presents a copy of this article from The Herald newspaper of Everett, Washington. Using specific examples of crime victims and offenders, the writer describes a restorative justice program...
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Conferencing- challenging the parameters of the criminal justice system
by Condliffe, Peter
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Proctor On-line 18 (August): 10-13 Condliffe notes that one of the most significant responses to problems in the criminal justice system, especially in relation to youth offenders, has been the development of victim-offender mediation. From developments in victim-offender...
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Systemic change toward restorative justice: Washington County, Minnesota
by Coates, Robert B
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Saint Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, School of Social Work, Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking. Planned systemic change in an organization or system can be very difficult to effect. Correctional systems are no different. Against this background, in the mid 1990s...
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What on earth is restorative justice?
by Clark, Deborah
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Criminal Justice Management (November). In the first of two articles in this journal, Deborah Clark provides an overview of some key principles of restorative justice for those unfamiliar with it. Restorative justice focuses on the victim, offender, and community to rebuild...
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Talking is tougher than you think
by Clark, Deborah
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Criminal Justice Management (November). In the second of two articles in this journal, Deborah Clark discusses victim-offender mediation. Building on a dialogue she had in prison with offenders, she explains the role of a mediator in meeting with both the victim and the...
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Democracy, community and problem solving
by Braithwaite, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the Building Strong Partnerships for Restorative Practices conference. Burlington, Vermont, August 5-7. Downloaded 24 May 2004. While the number of democratic states continues to increase, Braithwaite declares that democracy is becoming more shallow in its...
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Reconciliation in South Africa: Defining success
by Borer, Tristan Anne
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Kroc Institute Occasional Paper 20:OP:1. South Bend, Indiana: University of Notre Dame, The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. A question often asked of any program or process is the question of effectiveness. Did a program or process achieve the goals or...
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Restorative justice with respect to domestic violence and sexual abuse
by Block, Heather
June 4, 2015
Source: TMs (online). Boston, MA: Unitarian Universalist Association. In view of the challenge of seeking the best response to domestic violence and sexual abuse, the authors explore how understandings of restorative justice and family violence theory intersect. Integration of restorative...
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Decriminalisation and alternatives to conventional trial
by Auld, Robin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In A review of the criminal courts of England and Wales. London: Criminal Courts Review In 1999 Sir Robin Auld, a senior Lord Justice in the Court of Appeal, was asked to conduct an objective and independent review into the practices and procedures of the criminal courts in...
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Settlements out of court: A comparative study of European criminal justice systems
by Albrecht, Hans Jorg
June 4, 2015
Source: Research paper 19. Pretoria: South African Law Commission The South African Law Commission has undertaken a project in the “Simplification of Criminal Procedure.â€? As part of this project, it instigated an investigation into out-of-court settlements, where the...
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Victim services and VOM programs: Can they work together- a careful consideration of strategies to understand each other
by Achilles, Mary
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) VOMA Connections, no. 4 (Autumn/Winter): 1, 11. In this article the authors identify and discuss several issues at the core of the often strained or antagonistic relationship between victim service programs and victim offender mediation (VOM) programs. They examine...
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A meta-analytic investigation into effective correctional intervention for female offenders
by Andrews, D. A
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) FORUM on Corrections Research 11 (September). Ottawa: Correctional Service of Canada. Andrews and Dowden pursue the question whether principles of effective correctional treatment (human service, risk, need, general responsivity, program integrity, and core correctional...
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The Role of Religion in Conflict Resolution: A Case Study
by Pillay, Gerald
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 this...
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Changes in Juvenile Justice in China
by Wong, Dennis S. W.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Youth & Society 32(4): 492-509. This article discusses the trend of juvenile and youth crime, which has been on the rise during the past 40 years in China. With the help of literature derived from Chinese policy documents and criminological sources, it highlights the...
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