The U.S. penal system: Restorative and/or retributive justice?
by Kemp, Raymond B
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Woodstock Report no. 61 (March). In February 2000 the Woodstock Theological Center hosted a forum to consider the restorative and retributive aspects of the United States penal system, and to point toward reform of that system. This paper presents a summary of that forum. In...
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US Announces it Will Not Support Development of UN Basic Principles on Use of Restorative Justice.
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Restorative Justice Online August 2001 Edition. In a speech made during meetings of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, a US representative said that the US does not support development of basic principles on restorative justice, although it does feel...
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“UN to Convene Experts’ Meeting on Restorative Justice Basic Principles.”
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Restorative Justice Online July Edition. The United Nations will convene an Expert Meeting in late October 2001 to review country comments on draft elements of Basic Principles on the Use of Restorative Justice Programmes. The Secretary-General had distributed a diplomatic...
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UN Expert Meeting Recommends Declaration of Basic Principles on Restorative Justice
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Restorative Justice Online. December 2001 Edition. Experts convened by the UN met to consider whether the UN should adopt international guidelines on restorative justice. It agreed that guidelines were necessary, and recommended adoption of a Declaration of Basic Principles on...
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“UN Expert Meeting Convenes to Discuss Basic Principles.”
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Restorative Justice Online. November 2001 Edition. Criminal justice experts from every region are meeting in Ottawa from 29 October to 1 November to discuss proposed Basic Principles on the Use of Restorative Justice Programmes in Criminal Matters. The purpose of the meeting...
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Understanding restorative justice practice within the aboriginal context
by Achtenberg, Melanie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Gazette 62 (5/6): 16-17. Acthtenberg asserts that restorative justice philosophy is based on traditional practices of indigenous cultures around the world. The R. v. Gladue decision by the Canadian Supreme Court – affirming restorative justice and directing the judiciary...
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“Understanding atonement: A new and orthodox theory.”
by Collins, Robin
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Grantham, Pennsylvania: Messiah College. In this essay, Collins studies the Christian notion of the Atonement. Asserting the essential place of the doctrine of the Atonement in Christian thought and faith, while seeking an orthodox theory of the Atonement (he distinguishes...
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Truth commissions and national reconciliation: Some reflections on theory and practice.
by Lerche III., Charles O.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Peace and Conflict Studies 7 (May). Communal conflicts have beset many parts of the world in recent decades. As attempts are made to end violence and resolve conflicts, a number of countries have launched commissions to seek truth and sometimes reconciliation. Lerche observes...
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Restorative Justice: Treat the Offender, Not the Offence: The Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Approach to Youth
by Fletcher, Tim
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Gazette. 62(5/6): 31-33. The article describes the Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police (HWRP) Strategic Offenders Program (STOP). The program tracks young people at “high risk to re-offend.” Intervention aims to prevent re-offending but, when that fails, enforcement...
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Grappling with the Past: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
by Hay, Mark
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) African Journal in Conflict Resolution. No. 1. South Africa’s past has to be grappled with, courageously and penetratingly. Especially its recent decades of human rights violations inflicted by the injustice of apartheid, have to be confronted frankly and constructively....
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The Trauma of Testifying: Deponents’ Difficult Healing Process
by de Ridder, Trudy
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Track Two 6(3&4). De Ridder describes the continuing psychological needs of the people testifying before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa. Although the freeing experience of story telling is the first step on the road to healing, those who have...
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“Transcending Retributive Models of Justice.”
by Von Struenseee, Vanessa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) E-Law Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law. 7(4). Von Struensee explores the meaning of memory in the healing process. She raises the issue of needing to process the past, to understand the humanity of both the victim and offender, and to build a bridge to peace. She...
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Facilitating restorative group conferences. Trainer’s guide lesson 6: Next steps.
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. Lesson 6 deals with the next steps that trained...
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Facilitating restorative group conferences. Trainer’s guide lesson 5: Further Development of Conferencing Skills.
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. Lesson 5 deals with the conference step by...
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Facilitating restorative group conferences. Trainer’s guide lesson 4: Role of the facilitator.
by Minnesota Department of Corrections, Karen
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. Lesson 4 deals with the role of the...
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