Possibilities for Restorative Justice in Papua New Guinea.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Restorative Justice Online. August 2002 Edition. High crime rates and high levels of insecurity place effective crime control at the forefront of policy debates in Papua New Guinea. Much of the public outcry focuses on stronger law enforcement measures: increasing the training,...
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UN Economic and Social Council Endorses Basic Principles on Restorative Justice.
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Restorative Justice Online. August 2002 Edition. On July 24, 2002, the UN Economic and Social Council adopted a resolution encouraging countries to use Basic Principles on the Use of Restorative Justice Programmes in Criminal Matters in developing and implementing restorative...
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Peacemaking: a family affair
by Zion, James W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) YES! A Journal of Positive Futures (Fall). This article by James Zion, which can be found at the end of Robert Yazzie’s article “Navajo justice,â€? explains that Navajo peacemaking is not so much a search for “truthâ€? as it is...
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Speaking with one voice: RCMP launches initiative to help Community Justice Forums share experiences
by Zanin, Brenda
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Horizons 3 (October): 6, 7. Community justice forums function as an alternative to traditional courts. According to Brenda Zanin, an increasing number of offenses in Canada are being addressed through such forums. This restorative justice approach fits well within the community...
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Navajo justice
by Yazzie, Robert
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) YES! A Journal of Positive Futures (Fall). In 2000 the Navajo Nation Council revised the Navajo Nation Criminal Code to eliminate prison sanctions for many offenses, to require peacemaking processes in criminal cases, and to ensure that courts address the rights of victims....
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Restorative justice in the adult criminal justice system
by Wynne, Jean
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Restorative justice – What’s it all about?, ed. by the Churches’ Criminal Justice Forum, 20-24. Paper presented at a conference hosted by the Churches’ Criminal Justice Forum. London: Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, Churches’...
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Cross-cultural conflict resolution
by Wickramaratne, Lilamani
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) The Friend (January 28). Lilamani Wickramaratne served as the international facilitator of a course in conflict transformation in County Derry in November 1999. Exploring ways to transform conflict, the participants focused on frameworks for peace-building, strategy for...
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Restorative justice in prisons
by Walker, Roma
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Restorative justice – What’s it all about?, ed. by the Churches’ Criminal Justice Forum, 25-27. Paper presented at a conference hosted by the Churches’ Criminal Justice Forum. London: Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, Churches’...
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Peace in the wake of sovereign subjectivities.
by Walker, R. B. J
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Thinking peace, making peace, eds. Barry Hindess and Margaret Jolly, 21-35. Occasional Paper Series 1/2001. Collection of papers presented at the Academy of the Social Sciences annual symposium, 5 November 2000. Canberra: Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia In this...
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SaferSanerSchools: Restoring community in a disconnected world.
by Wachtel, Ted
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Bethlehem, PA: International Institute for Restorative Practices. Downloaded 2 June 2004. Wachtel observes that punishment is often the normal response to misbehavior, and that failure to punish is often considered permissive. This, he argues, constitutes the...
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Thinking peace, making peace
by Jolly, Margaret
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Occasional Paper Series 1/2001. Collection of papers presented at the Academy of the Social Sciences annual symposium, 5 November 2000. Canberra: Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. The United Nations declared 2000 to be the International Year for a Culture of Peace,...
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Restoring the balance: A handbook on restorative approaches to community safety.
by Thames Valley Partnership, Maria
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Chilton, Buckinghamshire, UK: Thames Valley Partnership. The Thames Valley Partnership is a catalyst and facilitator for programs, services, partnerships, and publications. The aim is to reduce crime and the fear of crime in support of community safety in the Thames Valley. In...
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Restorative justice in youth justice
by Stubbington, Maria
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Restorative justice – What’s it all about?, ed. by the Churches’ Criminal Justice Forum, 28-32. Paper presented at a conference hosted by the Churches’ Criminal Justice Forum. London: Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, Churches’...
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A seal pressed in the hot wax of vengeance: A Girardian understanding of expressive punishment
by Steele, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Journal of Law and Religion 16 (1), 35-68. In this paper John Steele analyzes the nature of expressive theories of punishment, as well as pathological tendencies in expressive punishment. Such theories-which are quite popular- construe punishment as expressing various individual...
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Restorative justice in the community
by Smith, Rowen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) .In Restorative justice – What’s it all about?, ed. by the Churches’ Criminal Justice Forum, 33-35. Paper presented at a conference hosted by the Churches’ Criminal Justice Forum. London: Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, Churches’...
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