Mediation in the Justice System: Conference Proceedings, May 20-21, 1982, John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
by American Bar Association
June 4, 2015
Source: (1983) Washington, DC: American Bar Association Special Committee on Resolution of Minor Disputes. Ten papers representing individual and panel discussions focus on specific programs and general issues related to mediation. Following an overview of mediation, a history of mediation in...
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Problem Solving Through Mediation: Conference Proceedings, December 1-2, 1983, John Jay College.
by American Bar Association
June 4, 2015
Source: (1986) Washington, DC: American Bar Association Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution. Presentations and panel discussions from the mediation conference are provided on six major topics. These include problem solving through mediation, the community board concept, relationship of...
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Dispute Resolution Program Directory 1990.
by American Bar Association
June 4, 2015
Source: (1990) Washington, DC: American Bar Association Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution. This fourth dispute resolution program directory = of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution, describes the more than 400 dispute resolution services that...
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“Youth returns to a local school Hate; school returns to a local youth Hope.”
by Victim Offender Reconciliation Program
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) VORP News 18 (December): 1. This mediation story involves an incidence of vandalism at an elementary school. The vandalism had been committed by a teenage boy and a teenage girl (the girl had gone to that school when she was younger). The article summarizes the meeting that took...
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Affirmation on Justice.
by Youth Advisory Committee
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Friends Committee on Restorative Justice This Affirmation of Justice is a Testimony from concerned leaders of the next generation about the profound need for restorative justice in our society. It also considers the problems and obstacles that have come from generations of a...
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“What Is Humanistic Mediation?”
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. Umbreit presents a model for mediation called “humanistic mediation.‿ He describes it as a “dialogue driven‿ rather than “settlement driven‿ form...
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“Working Together: Victim Services and Victim Offender Mediation Programs.”
by Achilles, Mary
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Office of the Victim Advocate. Achilles addresses and identifies conflicts and misperceptions between victim’s advocates and victim offender mediation personnel. Advocates can view mediators as being “offender driven” instead of interested in the victim’s...
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Facilitating restorative group conferences. Trainer’s guide lesson 2 Worksheets.
by Minnesota Department of Corrections
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Department of Corrections. The Minnesota Department of Corrections has produced a set of practical materials to guide people who are training others in facilitation of restorative group conferences. The materials in this section of the guide...
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“Working with adolescents to prevent domestic violence-the Northam project.”
by Edwards, Charles
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Paper presented at the Reducing Criminality: Partnerships and Best Practice conference. Perth, 31 July – 1 August 2000. Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology. In this paper, the authors examine the Northam (Western Australia) project, a pilot scheme...
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Working together to improve services for victims of crime
by Freiberg, Arie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Address presented at the Victims of Crime: Working Together To Improve Services conference. Adelaide, Australia, 25-26 May. Adelaide, South Australia: Victim Support Service. In this conference address, Freiberg begins by reviewing two developments: the rise of victimology as a...
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“WOMEN: Ways to organise and maintain effective networks- Pilot programs.”
by Allegritti, Antionette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Paper presented at the Reducing Criminality: Partnerships and Best Practice conference. Perth, 31 July – 1 August 2000. Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology. Allegritti reports on a pilot program to address the needs of women offenders better. The...
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“Why is Victim/Offender Mediation Called Restorative Justice?”
by Benjamin, Carmel
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the Restoration for Victims of Crime Conference. Australian Institute of Criminology and Victims Referral and Assistance Service. Melbourne Benjamin asserts that the answer to the question posed in the paper’s title is that mediation holds an offender...
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Whether crime or misbehavior, restorative justice principles provide guidance on how to respond
by Claassen, Ron
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Fresno, California: Fresno Pacific University, Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies In this article Claassen discusses two significant principles that shape and guide a discipline program for schools called “Discipline that Restores.” The first principle is...
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“When you are the peacebuilder: Stories and reflections on peacebuilding from Africa. Conflict Transformation Program.”
by Ayindo, Babu
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Harrisonburg, Virginia: Eastern Mennonite University. Rather than provide a manual on peace-building strategies and techniques, this book relates the real-life stories of Africans in conflict and Africans who are working for peace amidst those conflicts. Other African materials,...
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“What works in reducing criminality.”
by McGuire, James
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Paper presented at the Reducing Criminality: Partnerships and Best Practice conference. Perth, 31 July – 1 August 2000. Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology. Against the widespread belief that nothing works, McGuire reviews evidence that certain...
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