On the relationship between criminological research and policy: The case of crime victims
by Sebba, Leslie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Criminal Justice 1 (February): 27-58. With the rise of the victims’ rights movement in recent decades, many policy reforms have been enacted and much research has been conducted. In this article the author investigates the relationship between policy reforms and research....
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One2One: A Mentoring Program For Young Offenders
by Crowley, Desmond
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the Children and Crime: Victims and Offenders Conference convened by the Australian Institute of Criminology and held in Brisbane, 17-18 June. Crowley and McIntyre explore the history of mentoring and its potential in dealing with young offenders. After...
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“Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Seeks True Justice.”
by Wilkinson, Reginald A
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Insights, published by the Offender Preparation & Education Network, Inc., Winter. Wilkinson describes the Community Justice Cabinet and five councils that were created in 1997 by the Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Correction (DRC) to drive the DRC’s Community Justice...
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Obstacles to Restorative Justice and Sex Abuse Issues
by Ingraham, Deborah
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Minneapolis, MN: The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs In this article, Deborah Ingraham asks whether childhood sexual abuse can be addressed in a restorative way for both offenders and victims. In general, according to Ingraham, people have come to believe that...
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The New Zealand model of family group conferences.
by McElrea, F W M
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Paper presented at the Beyond Prisons symposium. Kingston, Ontario, March. Ottawa: Correctional Service of Canada. At a symposium sponsored by the Correctional Service of Canada, Judge F. W. M. McElrea surveys the New Zealand model of family group conferences (FGC). As...
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National Survey of Victim Offender Programs in the U.S.
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. An extensive survey was initiated in 1996. Far more programs were found, at various stages of development, than had been estimated by organizations, including the international...
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Restorative Justice and the Notion of ‘Success’
by Hayes, Hennessey
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Ethics and Justice. 1(1). Hayes discusses the indicators for success in the criminal justice system. He points out that restorative justice has a high satisfaction rate for victims and offenders than the traditional justice system. In this way, the processes are deemed to be...
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Facilitating restorative group conferences. Trainer’s guide Notes to trainers.
by Minnesota Department of Corrections, Richard
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 ‘Notes to Trainers’ part...
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Not a Legal Concept
by Penwill, Richard
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Track Two. 6(3&4) Penwill discusses the strengths of the TRC on the basis that it is not a formal legal construct. The broad based setting allows for the hearing of stories and emotions that would have been lost in a purely legal construct. He also point out that although...
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The Norwegian System: Restorative Elements.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Restorative Justice Online. December 2001 Edition. Several recent studies of Norway’s justice system reveal a number of restorative elements. Mediation and legal aid for victims are notable examples of restorative influences on the justice system in that...
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“The Northern Ireland experience.”
by Wilkinson, Oliver
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the Examining the Issues conference. Belfast, Northern Ireland: Restorative Justice Ireland Network. In this essay Wilkinson comments on the status of restorative justice theory and practice in the highly charged atmosphere of Northern Ireland. He contends...
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New Project to Develop A Restorative Process of Determining Guilt.
by Brown, Tony C
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Restorative Justice Online. January 2002 edition. Most restorative justice programs recognize the need for an offender to admit guilt before moving to a restorative process. A group of activists became concerned about the denial of the restorative justice healing potential in...
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“New emphasis should be on making up, not breaking up the nation’s people”
by Ganda, Ambrose
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Focus 2 (5) In the context of the recent civil war in Sierra Leone, Ganda searches for means to move toward genuine peace among the people of Sierra Leone. He urges a third way which is neither strictly retributive nor blind to the wrongs committed. Basing this on restorative...
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“New directions in juvenile justice in WA.”
by Wells, Annette
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Paper presented at the Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice – Toward 2000 and Beyond conference. Adelaide, South Australia, 26-27 June. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Focusing on Western Australia, Wells examines new directions in juvenile justice following...
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A New Approach to Juvenile Justice: An Evaluation of Family conferencing in Wagga Wagga
by Moore, David B
June 4, 2015
Source: Centre for Rural Social Research, Charles Sturt University-Riverina. This report is concerned with a process known as the family group conference, the basic principles of which are simple. In the wake of an offence, and where guilt is admitted, victims, offenders, and their supporters...
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