Let’s get smart on crime.
by Sambasivam, Bud
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Sage. E-beulletin. (July) #2 There is too much emphasis on the need for tough sentences, and not enough focus on two equally important areas: victim services and offender...
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A carnival of truth? Knowledge, ignorance and the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
by James, Matt
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) The International Journal of Transitional Justice. 6(2):182-204. This article examines the ongoing work of the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which is charged with addressing that country’s past policy of attempting forcibly to assimilate indigenous...
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Offending, Restoration, and the Law-Abiding Community: Restorative Justice in the New Testament and in the New Zealand Experience.
by Marshall, Christopher D.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics. 27,2: 3-30. During the past thirty years, a growing conversation about the “restorative” dimensions of justice in contrast to its “retributive” dimensions in addressing crime, wrongdoing, and cultural conflict...
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Restorative Justice Scripts in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Voices.
by Oziewicz, Marek C.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Children’s Literature in Education. 42:33–43. This essay examines restorative justice scripting in Voices, the second volume of Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘‘Annals of the Western Shore.’’ Narrated by a rapechild, Voices is the story of an...
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Dangerous Dichotomies: The Potential for Restorative Justice to Resolve Feminist Dilemmas.
by Zellerer, Evelyn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Paper based on presentation to World Congress of Criminology. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This article explores dilemmas that have emerged from my work on gender, culture, violence, and justice. I examine feminist positions regarding, first, violence against women and, secondly,...
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Middle School Discipline: Its Affects and The Perceived Impacts of Alternative Intervention Programs.
by Samerson, John Stephen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Dissertation submitted for the degree of Doctor of Education. Northcentral University. In New York City, middle school educators experience student behaviors that adversely affect the school environment and academic achievement. These middle school teachers indicate that the...
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This Teacher’s Experience with Restorative Justice and Restorative Practice: A Narrative.
by Petrick, Krista M. Tucker
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Thesis submitted for the degree of Masters of Education. Nipissing University, Ontario. This narrative evaluates 1 teacher‟s journey through the use of restorative justice and restorative practice (RJ/RP) in education. The author sets out to explore how RJ/RP could be used...
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Making Good: The Experience of Hope for Offenders Who are Desisting from Crime.
by Thomson, Jennifer
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Science in Applied Psychology. University of Calgary. This study explored the personal hope narratives of men who are desisting from crime. Six men on parole and living in the community were interviewed using semi-structured...
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The Impact of Take the LEAD on School Bullying Among Middle School Youth.
by Domino, Meg
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Dissertation submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health. Walden University. Bullying is the leading form of school violence. Meta-analysis of traditional anti bullying efforts have shown mixed results, averaging small reductions in bullying behavior....
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Long-term Effects of Restorative Justice Conferencing on Future Criminality: The Indianapolis Experiment.
by Jeong, Seokjin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Dissertation submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice. Michigan State University. The purpose of this study is threefold: to develop an explanatory model that integrates social control theory, theory of the ecology of human development, and...
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Restorative Justice in Secondary Schools.
by Loftus, Patrick J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in Adventure Education. Prescott College. This thesis discusses adolescent psychology, experiential education, adventure education, service-learning, and restorative justice in the context of creating a restorative justice...
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Strange Fruit: Lessons From the Cross.
by Sines, Audrey
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology. Pacifica Graduate Institute. This thesis reviews C.G. Jung‟s psychological understanding of the Christian myth, and explores the theory that the crucifixion event is a symbol for the process of...
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School Achievement for Students with Behavioral Disorders.
by Burnett, Steven Wayne
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Dissertation submitted for the degree of Doctor of Education. Liberty University VA. The purpose of the descriptive qualitative study was to examine the successful strategies,accommodations, and interventions utilized for students with emotional behavior disorder(EBD) and the...
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Restorative Justice and Practices in China.
by Wong, Dennis S. W.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Journal of Community Justice. 8(3): 23-35. Restorative justice is developing robustly within the criminal justice system particularly in the field of juvenile justice. With the efforts devoted to policy development and intervention practices, activities at government and...
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Restorative Justice and ‘‘Empowerment’’: Producing and Governing Active Subjects through ‘‘Empowering’’ Practices.
by Richards, Kelly
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Critical Criminology 19: 91-105. During the last quarter-century, restorative justice has emerged as a widely utilised response to crime in Western nations. This article, which stems from a Foucauldian genealogy of restorative justice, argues that its embeddedness within the...
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