What is restorative justice?
December 19, 2014
Prof. Llewellyn says restorative justice often offers a more satisfying process — and result — for victims than traditional adversarial approaches. “If you ask people who have been harmed what justice looks like — beyond just what the system normally gives them...
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Dalhousie restorative justice response to Facebook comments questioned
December 19, 2014
The response on social media to Wednesday’s announcement was strong. With the twitter hashtag #dalhousiehateswomen trending in Halifax. But others also agreed with the university’s response…. The limited public awareness around the restorative justice process could be part...
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An alternative to suspension and expulsion: ‘Circle up!’
December 18, 2014
Last school year — the program’s first year — Gibson says, kids weren’t ready to talk things out. “Last year there was a lot of different conflicts, a lot of fights.” This year, he says, they’re more willing to “circle up.”… The...
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Victims at the heart of our justice system
December 15, 2014
Victims are now able to read their victim impact statements to the court at the judge’s discretion, and can include photos to show the impact of the offending. If a victim wants to meet with their offender, they must be allowed access to restorative justice services, which enable these...
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‘No option’ but to remand case
December 15, 2014
Prosecutor Craig Power said there had been attempts made by the police in the past week or so for the complainant to be spoken to and for her to see a clinical psychologist in Dunedin. “It seems she doesn’t want to provide one .” Judge Phillips said he intended to...
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The new face of county justice
December 15, 2014
Walsh has said his first priority is always to protect the community from serious and violent crime. “There will be no tolerance for violent crime and serious felonies in Mille Lacs County,†Walsh said. Walsh said the goal is to cut down on serious and violent crime in the future...
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Racist attack on bus: Offender’s Youth Justice Conference
December 15, 2014
It was also recommended that he attend a family Shabbat dinner and read books from Holocaust survivors, including Primo Levi’s If This Is A Man and Elie Wiesel’s Night. In the August 6 attack, a group of teenagers boarded a school bus travelling between Randwick and Bondi Junction...
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Crime victims: Make culprits work and give us ‘neighbourhood justice panel’
December 15, 2014
“It is good for the victim who can have any damage repaired or paid for and by accepting an apology from the offender face to face, they can put it all to bed….” “It would be much easier just to get these people to sign a caution. This approach involves a stack of work,...
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Offenders’ testimonies difficult to absorb – but they offer critical insights
December 9, 2014
The men spoke of how the adversarial nature of criminal investigations and trials placed them on the defensive; any attempt to right their wrongs curbed by a system that requires them to remain silent or else punished for their honesty and co-operation. Critically, they offered insights into...
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‘I slept through the night for the first time since she died’: The mum who went to prison to meet man responsible for daughter’s death
December 9, 2014
Kate was able to do just that after getting involved in a restorative justice programme which gives victims the chance to meet or communicate with their offenders to explain the real impact of the crime…. “Meeting him gave me the chance to look him in the eye and tell him exactly...
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Victims to have a greater say on restorative justice
December 8, 2014
The changes to the Sentencing Act mean that all cases will be referred to a restorative justice provider in situations where there is a victim, the offender pleads guilty, there is a service that is able to be accessed and there has been no previous restorative justice process held in relation...
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Dealing with rape face to face
December 2, 2014
But our legal system can’t accomplish that. It’s institutionally incapable of achieving this kind of justice because the U.S. legal system is focused primarily, if not exclusively, on putting people behind bars for their crimes. They are depriving people of their freedom and...
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Restorative justice and the rebirth of Chicago
December 1, 2014
The vision to interlace Chicago with RJ hubs is, ultimately, a vision to create, rather than impose, peace. It’s the opposite of the fear-based, every-man-for-himself culture that’s been gnawing at our soul, and eating our young, for far too long. One facet of the Restorative...
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Project offers ‘new’ justice for victims of serious crimes
December 1, 2014
For more serious crimes – sexual assaults for example – trained officers may lead a meeting between an offender and their support network, and a victim and their support network, in a conference. This can work as part of the sentencing process, or at a later date. Mr Merry:...
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