After violence: Towards a normative practice of “truth & reconciliation.”
by Smith, Theophus
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Atlanta, Georgia: Emory University. In this paper, Theophus Smith considers the nature and practice of truth and reconciliation in the aftermath of violence. He begins with the case of South Africa –particularly its Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). While some...
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Aftercare not afterthought: Testing the IAP model.
by Altschuler, David M
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Juvenile Justice 3 (December): 15-22. Responding to the perception of aftercare as a weak link in the juvenile justice system, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (U.S. Department of Justice) initiated an Intensive Community-Based Aftercare Program (IAP) in...
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Adult Prison Work Camps: Achieving Rehabilitation Outcomes in Partnership with the Community
by Csaba, Kathy
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. Focusing on a program in Western Australia, the author examines the rehabilitative potential...
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal and Islander Communities: The Community Justice Programs Experience.
by Nolan, Christine
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Australian Violence: Contemporary Perspectives II. Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology. Nolan expresses the ideas of conflict between people being co-opted by the state. She then relates how this is doubly true for Aboriginal peoples whose methods of dispute...
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Achieving justice for abused seniors: The search for solutions
by Spencer, Charmaine.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) BCIFV (British Columbia Institute Against Family Violence) Newsletter 8 (Spring). Spencer looks at various aspects of senior abuse and responses to it. Contending that it is underreported, she examines why this is the case. Reasons include hesitancy on the part of seniors and...
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Aboriginal sentencing reform in Canada– prospects for success: Standing tall with both feet planted firmly in the air.
by Haslip, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) E Law – Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law 7 (March). Haslip begins by noting Canada’s high rate of incarceration and the disproportionate incarceration of Aboriginal peoples. Sentencing reform in the 1990s urged the use of alternative sanctions, such as...
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Aboriginal youth and the South Australian juvenile justice system: Has anything changed?
by Wundersitz, Joy
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. In the wake of an inquiry into the South Australian juvenile justice system, reform of the...
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Aboriginal community supervision agreements in Western Australia.
by Parriman, Frank.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the Best Practice Interventions in Corrections for Indigenous People Conference convened by the Australian Institute of Criminology in conjunction with Department for Correctional Services SA and held in Adelaide, 13-15 October. In 1993 in Western Australia...
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Aboriginal People and Justice Issues
by Sinclair, Murray.
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. The author, an associate chief judge in Manitoba, Canada, reflects on his experience adjudicating cases for Aboriginal...
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Aboriginal Family Supervision Program.
by Senior, Susan.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the Best Practice Interventions in Corrections for Indigenous People Conference convened by the Australian Institute of Criminology in conjunction with Department for Correctional Services SA and held in Adelaide, 13-15 October. Senior outlines the history and...
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Aboriginal family and youth violence.
by Blagg, Harry
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Crawley, Western Australia: University of Western Australia, Crime Research Centre. Focusing on family and youth violence among aboriginal people, Blagg bases this paper on research and policy development projects in Western Australia on indigenous family violence, prevention,...
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The Aboriginal Cultural Immersion Program.
by Barry, Carmel
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the Best Practice Interventions in Corrections for Indigenous People Conference convened by the Australian Institute of Criminology in conjunction with Department for Correctional Services SA and held in Adelaide, 13-15 October. Barry explains the creation of...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community placement centres.
by Turgeon, Darcy
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Community Corrections Report. Turgeon sketches the history of over-representation of indigenous people in the criminal justice system in Queensland. A review of this situation recommended various responses to address it. One recommendation led to community placement centers in...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Support Program, Elders Visitation Program, Support Worker Scheme, Murrie Chaplaincy, Cultural Intersts Program
by Turgeon, Darcy
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the Best Practice Interventions in Corrections for Indigenous People Conference convened by the Australian Institute of Criminology in conjunction with Department for Correctional Services SA and held in Adelaide, 13-15 October. Turgeon outlines the offender...
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Implementation Issues: Considering the Conferencing Options for Victoria
by Carroll, M
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) In C. Alder and J. Wundersitz (eds.), Family Conferencing and Juvenile Justice: The Way Forward or Misplaced Optimism? Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. Pp 15-44. The potential advantages and dangers of family group conferences are discussed in the context of the...
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