Restorative justice has unanticipated results
February 10, 2015
The facilitator guided our two-hour conversation in a one-way direction around the circle with the aid of a symbolic talking piece. She began the conversation with a statement for everyone to answer: “Talk about a time when you hurt someone,” followed by, “Talk about a time...
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Review: The psychology of emotion in restorative practice: how Affect Script Psychology explains how and why restorative justice works
February 2, 2015
This book is clearly structured to include theory and practice. Most of the contributors are practitioners, and one is the widow of a victim of murder. After Part I covering the underlying theory, Parts II to IV show the theory in action in communities and criminal justice, organisations, and...
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CNCR Debuts Database of U.S. Restorative Justice Legislation
January 30, 2015
Among the trends revealed by the database: Zero tolerance policies in schools are beginning to shift to focusing on conflict management, Lambert said…. “For more than 25 years, CNCR has been bridging law, theory and practice in dispute resolution,†Yarn said. “During...
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Suspensions, expulsions fall
January 30, 2015
Don Buchheit, interim assistant superintendent with the county’s Board of Education, said suspensions and expulsions have declined throughout San Diego County because schools are turning to restorative justice practices that promote respect, taking responsibility and strengthening...
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In school discipline, intervention may work better than punishment
January 30, 2015
“It’s a lot harder than a regular suspension,†said Trevino, who had been kicked off campus multiple times at other, more conventional schools. “You can’t run from anything, and to have people talking good about you, telling you they’re truly disappointed...
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World needs to find alternatives to putting children in jail
January 30, 2015
One of the countries where restorative justice has paid off is Peru, where high unemployment and a wide gap between rich and poor has contributed to the growth of gangs that control poorer neighbourhoods and recruit children and teenagers to work in drug trafficking. Terre des Hommes is...
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How could a young man be killed over something so small?
January 30, 2015
Tokoyo Palmer’s senseless death is a testament to the importance of a conflict resolution initiative launched in December by the city’s Health Department and the Center for Restorative Approaches. The program is part of Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s NOLA for Life anti-violence...
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Face-to-face way to empower victims
January 29, 2015
The success of Restorative Justice in Bradford in the form of Neighbourhood Resolution Panels (NRP) has been recognised nationally, with the Bradford project winning The Howard League for Penal Reform Community Programmes Award in the Restorative Justice category. Those involved in the...
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The image of God in each of us could change how Christians view prison reform
January 29, 2015
Heather Rice-Minus, senior policy advisor at Justice Fellowship, describes restorative justice as, An approach to the criminal justice system that recognizes and advances the dignity of human life. It prioritizes harmed party participation, promotes accountability of the responsible party, and...
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Editorial: Restorative justice and Christmas
December 22, 2014
“This aligning of justice and love is something which it is the peculiar task of Christian believers to promote, and in doing so they need to see beyond the secular conception of justice in its threefold form of distributive, commutative and retributive justice. Justice has also a...
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DSW adopts new approach to loss prevention
December 19, 2014
“DSW was looking for an alternate method of dealing with shoplifters in our stores, one that aligns with our core values,” Jordan Rivchun, Senior Manager of Investigations for DSW explained in the release. “While every retailer’s objective is to reduce losses and stem...
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Restorative justice may provide additional justice mechanism for victims of sexual crime, study shows
December 19, 2014
“Restorative justice can work to repair harm caused by the offence; increase the offender’s sense of responsibility for the offence; provide an opportunity for the victim to receive reparation and/or an apology; provide an opportunity for the victim to ask questions and receive...
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Positive results for “What would you do?” campaign
December 19, 2014
The campaign included a series of short interviews with victims who have been through restorative justice, including Shad Ali, who featured in a recent issue of Resolution. You can watch Shad and the other interviewees talking about their experiences here…. You can download an evaluation...
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Tania’s story
December 19, 2014
“About a fortnight later the mugger was arrested on a separate drug‑related matter. At the time of his arrest he said that he wanted to confess to my robbery because he had been feeling so guilty about it. The police checked the details against their database and contacted me....
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