Mediation and restorative justice in prison settings: Lessons learned from the UK Project.
by Gavrielides, Theo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. 12(3):2-3. The general conclusion of the UK research is positive for RJ practices in prisons. However, several reservations and caveats were identified. There was no doubt that RJ in prison is widespread. However, it is...
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FaithCare: Creating restorative congregations.
by Wachtel, Joshua
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Restorative Practices E-Forum. 15 March. FaithCARE—Faith Communities Affirming Restorative Experiences grew from a two-day retreat in 2007 that explored the possibilities for employing restorative practices in a faith-community context. Following the retreat, the group,...
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Honing the stone: refining restorative justice as a vehicle for emotional redress.
by Doak, Jonathan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Contemporary Justice Review. 14(4):439-456. Commentators have frequently claimed that restorative justice (RJ) programs hold the potential to deliver therapeutic outcomes. However, if we are serious about integrating a therapeutic agenda into criminal justice, our current...
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Developing restorative practice: contemporary lessons from an English juvenile diversion project of the 1980s.
by Smith, Roger
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Contemporary Justice Review. 14(4):425-438. A historical account of an early innovation in restorative practice in the UK is presented. It was initially developed as a juvenile diversion program, based on principles of offense resolution and minimum intervention. The projects,...
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Developing restorative practice: contemporary lessons from an English juvenile diversion project of the 1980s.
by Smith, Roger
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Contemporary Justice Review. 14(4):425-438. A historical account of an early innovation in restorative practice in the UK is presented. It was initially developed as a juvenile diversion program, based on principles of offense resolution and minimum intervention. The projects,...
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Developing restorative practice: contemporary lessons from an English juvenile diversion project of the 1980s.
by Smith, Roger
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Contemporary Justice Review. 14(4):425-438. A historical account of an early innovation in restorative practice in the UK is presented. It was initially developed as a juvenile diversion program, based on principles of offense resolution and minimum intervention. The projects,...
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Restorative justice and the impact of the Hague Convention on US transnational adoption.
by Quiroz, Pamela Anne
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Contemporary Justice Review. 14(4):407-424. The concept of restorative justice (RJ) has been extended beyond a focus on crime to such areas as education, the workplace, and the family. Recent efforts of the US to implement the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption provide an...
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‘Transforming justice’: challenges for restorative justice in an era of punishment-based corrections.
by McAlinden, Anne-Marie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Contemporary Justice Review. 14(4):383-406. Scholars of restorative justice have long debated its theoretical relationship with formal criminal justice. This analysis critically examines the range of socio-structural conditions in contemporary society that have halted the spread...
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Restorative justice and democracy: Fostering public accountability for criminal justice.
by Dzur, Albert W.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Contemporary Justice Review. 14(4):367-381. This essay examines the democratic aspects of restorative justice, placing it in the context of a more general civic engagement movement attempting to narrow the distance between citizens and the state. Along with the goals of...
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The present Norwegian policy on restorative justice and conferencing.
by Bolstad, Torunn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. 12(1):7-8. The majority of the political parties in Norway are clearly in favour of the use of restorative justice and conferencing as part of the criminal justice system, especially when dealing with young offenders....
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Restorative Youth Conferencing in Northern Ireland.
by Doherty, Kelvin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. 12(1):23-5. The 10 April 1998 was a landmark date in the history of Northern Ireland. On this day the Belfast Agreement was signed by all the major political parties in the province and the British and Irish Governments....
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Conferencing: A way forward for restorative justice in Europe. Reflections and remarks.
by Slump, Gert Jan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. 12(1):2. From 14 to 16 September 2010 some 60 people from around the world gathered in Leuven for an expert seminar on ‘conferencing.’ Following a request, I wrote down some reflections and remarks on a number...
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Restoration, transformation or education? A philosophical critique of restorative practices in schools.
by MacAllister, James
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Resolution: News from the Restorative Justice Council. Winter(41):16-17 In this paper the conceptual foundations of restorative practices in education will be scrutinised. Initially, it will be acknowledged that the recent adoption of ‘restorative justice’ principles...
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Restorative practices and approaches as an anti-bullying strategy.
by Davey, Les
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Resolution: News from the Restorative Justice Council. Winter(41):13. Over almost three decades of pioneering highly influential and successful global roll out of restorative practices, the International Institute for Restorative Practices has often been asked “why should...
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West Yorkshire Probation.
by Brooksbank, Kate
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Resolution: News from the Restorative Justice Council. Winter(41):12. The Restorative Justice Project was started in 2008 by the Probation Service in Bradford and was initially aimed at offenders who had been sentenced to an Intensive Alternative to Custody Order. In July 2010...
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