Relationality in Human Rights: Four rights proposed
by Sharpe, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Paper presented at the 1st International Symposium on Restorative Justice and Human Rights. 2-7 June 2012, Skopelos Island, Greece. Restorative justice is commonly touted as beneficial because of the space it creates for apology, for narrative, for participation in decisions...
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Is Lady Justice (color) blind? Zero tolerance, restorative practices and the rights of minority youth in school.
by Schiff, Mara F.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Paper presented at the 1st International Symposium on Restorative Justice and Human Rights. 2-7 June 2012, Skopelos Island, Greece. There is considerable evidence that punitive zero tolerance disciplinary policies in schools result in the overuse of suspension, expulsion and...
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International justice and peace today.
by Yiallourides, Christodoulos
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Paper presented at the 1st International Symposium on Restorative Justice and Human Rights. 2-7 June 2012, Skopelos Island, Greece. The quest for justice and peace in the world and in international affairs has been a recurrent demand of humanity from the ancient times. It...
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Humanity through Circle.
by Zellerer, Evelyn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Paper presented at the 1st International Symposium on Restorative Justice and Human Rights. 2-7 June 2012, Skopelos Island, Greece. Since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), there is recognition that the inherent worth, dignity, equality, freedom and inalienable...
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High risk behaviour in schools: applying conflict resolution.
by Joubert, Elaine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Paper presented at the 1st International Symposium on Restorative Justice and Human Rights. 2-7 June 2012, Skopelos Island, Greece. South Africa is not unfamiliar to the concept of violence. Violence has infiltrated our communities, schools, households and even sporting events....
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Aristotle on the philosophy of restorative justice and human rights.
by Artinopoulou, Vasso
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Paper presented at the 1st International Symposium on Restorative Justice and Human Rights. 2-7 June 2012, Skopelos Island, Greece. The objective of the paper is twofold. First, to identify the philosophical foundations of restorative justice principles as they are debated in...
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Time well spent: A practical guide to active citizenship and volunteering in prison.
by Edgar, Kimmett
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) London: Prison Reform Trust. There are five types of active citizenship roles in prisons:• Peer support schemes, whereby prisoners help and support their fellow-prisoners; • Community support schemes involving work with or on behalf of people outside the prison;...
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I just wanted him to hear me: Sexual violence and the possibilities of restorative justice.
by McGlynn, Clare
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Journal of Law and Society. 39(2)213-240. The use of restorative justice in cases of sexual violence is highly contentious. Some argue that it may trivialize violence against women, revictimize the vulnerable, and endanger the safety of victim-survivors. On the other hand, from...
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The offspring of restorative justice: Understanding the power of restorative practices in residential communities.
by Miller, Stacey
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Paper presented at Building a Worldwide Restorative Practices Learning Network. The 15th IIRP World Conference. Bethlehem, PA, 1-3 August 2012. Without question, restorative practices has its roots in the field of restorative justice. Originating in the 1970s as an...
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Defining restorative.
by Wachtel, Ted
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Paper presented at Building a Worldwide Restorative Practices Learning Network. The 15th IIRP World Conference. Bethlehem, PA, 1-3 August 2012. The IIRP distinguishes between the terms restorative practices and restorative justice. We view restorative justice as a subset of...
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Conceptualising and contextualising restorative justice for hate crimes.
by Gavrielides, Theo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) CRIMSOC: Journal of Social Criminology. 1(1). The concepts of restorative justice and hate crime are relatively new for contemporary policy and criminal justice practice. An impressive literature on the application of restorative justice initatives in response to hate crimes is...
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Examining the effectiveness of a restorative justice program for various types of juvenile offenders.
by Bergseth, Kathleen J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Published online before print July 18, 2012, doi: 10.1177/0306624X12453551. Restorative justice (RJ) programs have become widespread in the United States and in other countries. These programs are often seen...
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Victim-offender mediation in Sweden: Is the victim better off?
by Jacobsson, Maritha
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) International Review of Victimology. Published online before print July 19, 2012, doi: 10.1177/0269758012446985 In this article we analyse recorded verbal interactions between victims and offenders in the presence of mediators. Our aim is to illuminate how victims interact,...
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Restorative dimensions in Belgian youth justice.
by Walgrave, Lode
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Youth Justice. 12(2):83-100. The revised Belgian Youth Justice Act (YJA) (2006) is featured as a case study due to the important restorative justice dimensions that it has introduced. The legal system in Belgium is dominated by a civil law regime with a deep-seated tradition in...
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Transforming communities: RJ training in Ottawa explores the deep roots and new shoots of restorative justice.
by Allard, Pierre
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Sage. E-beulletin. (July) #2 The following is an overview of one small, special occasion where this exploration is taking place under the banner of Transforming Communities. In a neighbourhood in the east end of Ottawa called Vanier, the Transforming Communities initiative began...
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