Restorative justice: For whose benefit?
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Victim-offender mediation in Europe: Making restorative justice work, ed. The European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice, 19-38. With an introduction by Tony Peters. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. Wright begins by noting the argument of...
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“Restorative justice and the woman offender”
by Hvass, Sheryl Ramstad
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Crime and Justice Atlas 2000, 18-19. Washington, DC: Justice Research and Statistics Association. Hvass contends that the pathways to crime for women are different than those for men. On this basis, Hvass urges gender-specific programs for women offenders. One of the aims, in...
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“Restorative justice and the republican theory of criminal justice: An exercise in normative theorizing on restorative justice.”
by Walgrave, Lode
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Restorative justice: Philosophy to practice, ed. Heather Strang and John Braithwaite, 165-183. Burlington, Vermont, U.S.: Ashgate Publishing Company. Not surprisingly, restorative justice theorists and practitioners tend to emphasize psycho-social and ethical elements as...
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“Restorative Justice and Reoffending.”
by Maxwell, Gabrielle
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In, Heather Strang and John Braithwaite, eds.. Restorative Justice: Philosophy and Practice. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company. Pp. 93-103. In this essay, Maxwell and Morris revisit young people and their families who participated in Family Group Conferences in 1990-91....
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Restorative Justice and the Prosecutor
by Gay, Fred
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) The ICCA Journal 3 (August): 30-33. Gay relates the dilemmas and frustrations many prosecutors feel as caseloads overwhelm their offices. As “gatekeepers” in the management of the criminal justice system, prosecutors may come to see restorative justice as a promising...
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“Restorative justice and family group conferences in England: Current state and future prospects.”
by Dignan, Jim
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Restorative justice for juveniles: Conferencing, mediation and circles, ed. Allison Morris and Gabrielle Maxwell, 85-101. With a foreword by DJ Carruthers. Oxford: Hart Publishing. In this study, Dignan and Marsh survey recent developments in restorative justice in England,...
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“Rituals of reconciliation: Arab-Islamic perspectives.”
by Irani, George E
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Kroc Institute Occasional Paper #19:OP:2. Notre Dame, Indiana: Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies (University of Notre Dame). Many in the Middle East view conflict resolution as a Western program, and therefore as an outside, imposed practice with little...
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“Ritual reconciliation: Transforming identity/reframing conflict.”
by Schirch, Lisa.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Reconciliation, Justice, and Coexistence: Theory & Practice, ed. Mohammed Abu-Nimer, pp. 145-161. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. Schirch outlines three different approaches to understanding and responding to conflict: rational; relational; and symbolic. Symbolic...
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Restorative Family Group Conferences: Differing Models and Guidelines for Practice
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Federal Probation. 60(3): 24-29. Juvenile justice systems in at least 10 States are redefining their mission and restructuring their activities to promote a more balanced and restorative juvenile justice system based on understanding that victims and communities, along with...
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“Returning Justice to the Community: The Indianapolis Juvenile Restorative Justice Experiment.”
by Kathleen Olivares, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Indianapolis: Hudson Institute. This report presents the practical and theoretical rationale for restorative justice conferences, describes the development of the Indianapolis project, and presents the initial findings from the first stage of this ongoing experiment. The report...
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Rethinking community corrections: Restorative values and an expanded role for the community.
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) The ICCA Journal 3 (August): 36-39, 43. Though they are not always linked, restorative justice and community corrections have significant affinities. Indeed, restorative justice builds naturally on the community corrections movement. With significant affinity in the emphasis on...
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“Rethinking criminal justice policy in Maine.”
by McEwen, Craig
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Maine Policy Review (December): 53-65. While Maine’s crime rates in the 1990s were comparatively low, McEwen and Hanneman believe it is desirable to rethink and reform criminal justice policy in Maine in a restorative justice paradigm. This begins with a reconsideration...
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“Restoration, reconciliation, and healing: The revitalization of culture and tradition in addressing crime and victimization in Canadian aboriginal communities.”
by Griffiths, Curt Taylor
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) In Support for crime victims in a comparative perspective, ed. Ezzat Fattah and Tony Peters, 169-187. A collection of essays dedicated to the memory of Prof. Frederic McClintock. With a preface by Ezzat Fattah and Tony Peters. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. Griffiths...
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Restoring Respect for Justice. A Symposium.
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Winchester: Waterside Press. The symposium occurred in a British context, generally taking the institutions and legislation of England and Wales as its reference point. The Politician speaks about the idea that “prison works” by keeping offenders out of circulation...
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Restoring justice to the community: A realistic goal?
by Sarnoff, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Federal Probation 65 (1, June): 33-39. Downloaded 8 March 2005. Many changes in criminal justice in recent decades have been precipitated by the victims’ rights movement. Various observers have argued that this movement was a prime factor in the emergence of restorative...
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