Shalom.
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Washington, DC: Prison Fellowship International In this brief essay, Van Ness sketches the fundamental elements of the idea of shalom as found in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, and connects shalom to understanding and responding to crime. Shalom does not signify an...
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Opening our eyes to injustice.
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: Washington, DC: Prison Fellowship International. In this essay, Van Ness addresses the issue of recognizing injustice. God acts to overcome injustice. God wants his people to imitate him in overcoming injustice, including bringing freedom to those in captivity. Why do his people fail...
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Response to terrorism
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Saint Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, School of Social Work, Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking. Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 against people and property in the United States, Umbreit reflects on the nature of those acts and our response...
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Perspective
by Stutzman Amstutz, Lorraine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Conciliation Quarterly 20 (3): 15-16. Using personal experiences in her work and family, Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz reflects on essential aspects of restorative justice. In her perspective, restorative justice is not a simple formula or set of techniques; it is more complex. It...
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Worth reading.
by Sawatsky, Jarem.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Conciliation Quarterly 20 (3): 12-13. Sawatsky, in this article, reviews Restorative Community Justice: Repairing Harm and Transforming Communities, edited by Gordon Bazemore and Mara Schiff, published in 2001. The first part of the review looks critically at the editors’...
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A shared JustPeace ethic: Uncovering restorative values.
by Sawatsky, Jarem.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Conciliation Quarterly 20 (3): 2-4. Noting the rise of restorative justice as a fundamentally different alternative to the current criminal justice system, Sawatsky states that practice has generally preceded theory in this field. Hence, while there are shared values among...
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Is this a time for peacemaking or a time for war?
by Sande, Ken
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Billings, Montana: Peacemaker Ministries. The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 against targets in the United States caused many people around the world to reconsider fundamental questions of right and wrong. Ken Sande writes about those attacks from his perspectives as a...
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Sustaining the edge of restorative justice: Editorxe2x80x99s notes.
by Reimer, Kristin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Conciliation Quarterly 20 (3): 1. This short essay by Kristin Reimer points to the tension between ideal and reality in restorative justice. Restorative justice has high ideals, promises much, and feels innovative. Yet it is also subject to ills and pitfalls like any other...
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Not in My backyard.
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Conciliation Quarterly 20 (3): 4-6. It is a familiar story that people may recognize the value of particular social services but do not want those services to be located near them “not in my backyard.” Pranis relates such an incident in which she assisted with a...
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Building support for community justice: Principles and strategies.
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Corrections, Restorative Justice Program. Declaring that the current criminal justice system is in crisis, Pranis advances the potential of restorative justice theory and practice as a comprehensive alternative. However, restorative justice has...
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“A cry for love.”
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Corrections, Restorative Justice Program. Writing after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, Pranis searches for motivations behind the attacks and for appropriate responses to them. She explores the thesis that she heard from...
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Victim-Offender Mediation in Domestic Violence Cases – A Research Report.
by Pelikan, Christa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Paper presented at the United Nations Crime Congress, Ancillary Meeting on Implementing Restorative Justice in the International Context. Vienna, Austria, 10-17 April. In this paper, Pelikan examines the results of empirical research into the issue of victim-offender mediation...
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Council of Europe Recommendation No. R. (99) 19 concerning Mediation in Penal Matters.
by Pelikan, Christa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Paper presented at the United Nations Crime Congress, Ancillary Meeting on Implementing Restorative Justice in the International Context. Vienna, Austria, 10-17 April. Pelikan begins with general comments on the status of recommendations made by the Council of Europe. A...
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Mediación penal/Penal mediation.
by Paz, Silvina
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Buenos Aires, Argentina: Penal Mediation Center. In this report, Silvina Paz outlines the purpose, structure, and work of the Penal Mediation Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In response to legislation, the Center began operating in 1998. A description of the mediation itself...
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Restorative justice for police: Foundations for change.
by O'Connell, Terry
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Paper presented at the United Nations Crime Congress, Ancillary Meeting on Implementing Restorative Justice in the International Context. Vienna, Austria, 10-17 April. O’Connell argues that current criminal justice systems do not work and that they must fundamentally...
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