Criminal justice reform in Papua New Guinea
by Dinnen, Sinclair
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) NCDS Briefing Paper (May). Canberra: Australian National University, National Centre for Development Studies Exploring the prospects for criminal justice reform, Dinnen points to an increase in lawlessness and violence in many parts of Papua New Guinea (PNG). He sets this...
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Community Justice in Rural America: Four Examples and Four Futures.
by Dickey, Walter J
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. The monograph describes four communities as examples of mall towns, rural areas, and Indian reservations in which community justice is flourishing. Three distinct phases to CJ...
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Community justice conferencing for adult offenders discussion paper
by Attorney General’s Department, Todd R
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Sydney, Australia: New South Wales Government, Attorney General’s Department, Legislation and Policy Division. Beginning in 1999, under the auspices of the New South Wales Government, a Working Party studied the possibility of a conferencing scheme for adult offenders....
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Community justice: A conceptual framework
by Clear, Todd R
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Boundary changes in criminal justice organizations, ed. Charles M. Friel, 323-368. Criminal Justice 2000, vol. 2. Washington, DC: United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice. Community justice refers to a cluster of ideas and...
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Community Justice and a Vision of Collective Efficacy: The Case of Restorative Conferencing.
by Bazemore, Gordon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Criminal Justice 2000, Vol. 3, pp.225-29. The chapter links conferencing both to a broader vision of the citizen and community in a more effective response to juvenile crime and to a larger effort to build community “collective efficacy.â€? Instead of a macro...
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Circles of Support and Accountability: The Need to Make Room for More Victim/Survivor Input.
by Dyck, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Victim Offender Mediation Association. The author writes about a program – Circles of Support and Accountability (CSA) – designed to enhance the safety of the community and reduce the risk of re-offence by released sex-offenders. To complement the restorative focus...
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Christian faith as embodied nonviolence
by Weaver, J. Denny
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Paper presented at the Theology and Culture: Peacemaking in a Globalized World conference. Bienenberg Theological Seminary, Switzerland, 25-29 June. In this paper Weaver argues that nonviolence is intrinsic to Christian theology, not simply optional or peripheral. Toward this...
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Guidelines for community conferences
by Department of Health and Human Services, Jenny
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Tasmania, Australia: Department of Health and Human Services. This manual presents principles and practices that provide a framework for the development and operation of a community conference, a practice based in restorative justice. A number of topics are addressed clearly and...
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The Challenge of Delivering Services Which Provide for Restoration to Rurally Isolated Communities – The Victorian Example
by Donnelly, Jenny
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 This paper outlines the work of the Victim’s Assistance Program. The principles of the program are to strengthen...
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Community Dispute Resolution Structures
by Schärf, Wilfred
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) University of Cape Town. Institute of Criminology. Schärf questions the effectiveness and cultural compatibility of the western model of criminal justice. In this questioning, he points out the restorative aspects of the community dispute structures found in the poor...
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Community Conferencing For Juveniles
by Francis, Kevin
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. Sergeant Francis describes the use of community conferencing in Queensland. After referencing the legislative basis...
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Community conferencing as transformative problem-solving
by Moore, David B
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) SPIDR News 24 (Fall): 1-4. In this article Moore enters a debate in the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) community as to whether “problem-solvingâ€? mediation or “transformativeâ€? mediation is better. He states that this is a false...
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What is restorative justice?
by Cavanagh, Tom
June 4, 2015
Source: www.hopehealing.org As part of a series of reflections and dialogues on restorative justice, Cavanagh in this paper compares and contrasts restorative justice and retributive justice, his aim being to raise awareness about the basic concepts of restorative justice. His discussion draws...
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Can Police Services Deliver Sound and Safe Restorative Practice?
by Davey, Les
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Paper presented at The Second International Conference on Conferencing and Circles: Restorative Practice in Action. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 10-12 August 2000. Combining perspectives from academics and practitioners, Davey examines arguments both favoring and questioning...
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Is Forgiveness Possible? A Jewish Perspective
by Friedlander, Albert
June 4, 2015
Source: In BBC Online- History- World War Two. London: British Broadcasting Corporation. From personal experience and reflection, Rabbi Friedlander explores questions of forgiveness and memory for Jews with respect to the Holocaust. His examination includes discussion of the functions of...
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