Restorative Justice Hub to be developed in Cheshire
August 22, 2014
John Dwyer said: “Being a victim of crime can be a traumatic experience, and far too often offenders don’t realise the detrimental effects their actions have on the day to day lives of victims. Restorative Justice puts the victim in control, enabling them to tell the offender how...
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Garden provides more than fresh food
August 22, 2014
Part of this particular load of produce was delivered to the Farmington Oaks Senior Center and Cornerstone Cafe at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Bonne Terre. The balance was picked up by the Faith Family Worship Center in Fredericktown for distribution at their food pantry. This...
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Sexual Violence Research Initiative: Restorative justice
August 17, 2014
Restorative justice aims to repair harm done to a survivor/victim of sexual violence, (and where appropriate to their families/communities) through offender acceptance of responsibility, reparations and rehabilitation, whether as a supplementary process, or an alternative, to conventional...
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Coronation Street bosses slammed over “completely inaccurate” restorative justice storyline by police
August 17, 2014
Restorative Justice worker Vickie Yardly did eventually get the woman – who had been in negotiations for four months – to meet the thief, who had also been put off by the show. Yardly wrote to complain, slamming Corrie bosses for their “completely inaccurate” storyline....
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The criminalization of black youth and the rise of restorative justice
August 17, 2014
….Is “restorative justice” incorporated into the work done here – if so, could you give an example? AN: Sure, we have a project that we’re currently working on with the district attorney’s office and a not-for-profit, Community Works, which is based in...
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Restorative justice discipline plan changes path of student
August 17, 2014
Restorative justice seeks to give the “author†of the action an opportunity to express what they felt and why they did what they did. It also gives the “receiver†of the action the opportunity to express how they felt, with a facilitator validating and interpreting the...
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Boulder’s new restorative justice partnership
August 6, 2014
Easy to volunteer. I took the four-hour training to become a community member volunteer…. The circle’s ground rules. We sat in a circle of chairs facing each other… There will be tears. Henry then guided the offender in discussing what he’d done, and how the offense had...
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Video: Inside the Sycamore Tree Project
August 4, 2014
STP Queensland video See the original posting. Learn about Prison Fellowship International’s Sycamore Tree...
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Restorative justice scheme launched in Wirral in a bid to crackdown on anti-social behaviour and re-offending
August 1, 2014
The initiative was launched on Tuesday by Wirral Council, Merseyside Police, Crown Prosecution Service, Merseyside Community Rehabilitation, Community Action Wirral and Magenta Living – on behalf of the Respect Consortium of social landlords tackling anti-social behaviour. Local...
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Book Review: Just emotions: rituals of restorative justice.
July 31, 2014
Meredith Rossner. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. 183pp. ISBN 978-0-19-965504-5 hbk. Rossner contrasts the rituals of the court room and of the restorative conference; the latter can produce ‘collective effervescence’ and a ‘learned...
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Challenging the Conventional: Can Truth Commissions Strengthen Peace Processes?
July 30, 2014
In the light of actual practice, the symposium reexamined assumptions about how truth commissions may be established and what makes them operate effectively. Participants wanted to take seriously a rule that is often expressed, but not always applied: there is no universal formula to fit every...
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I wanted revenge but found compassion
July 29, 2014
First though, I need to tell you my story. Many years ago now my father was murdered. He was a loving dad who went to work one day and never came home. His body was found ten months later but we didn’t get any answers as to whom or why someone would have shot him...
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Encouraging results from restorative justice scheme in Bracknell
July 28, 2014
Chief Inspector Dave Gilbert, Bracknell commander, said the number of people committing a crime after receiving either an Adult Restorative Disposal (ARD) or a Youth Restorative Disposal (YRD) was “encouragingâ€. He added: “It’s the lowest level caution we can give....
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Top accolade for West Yorkshire community justice programme
July 25, 2014
The Neighbourhood Resolution Panel brings together victims, criminal justice professionals and people who have committed offences to agree what action should be taken to deal with certain types of low-level crime and disorder. It has used the approach with kerbcrawlers, police complaints,...
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Face to face with victims: Boulder County to expand restorative justice
July 24, 2014
Rather than focusing on punishment in court, restorative justice seeks to get juveniles face-to-face with the people harmed by their crimes. In meetings that also include trained facilitators, law enforcement officers and members of the community, offenders create a plan to make amends...
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