Consistency and proportionality in victim-offender mediation agreements
July 18, 2013
…One effect of empowering victims, offenders, and communities with the task of deciding upon how to respond to crime within the confines of an intimate, highly contextualized mediation or dialogue process is that outcomes become inconsistent and offenders become less protected from...
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Seeing the Other Side
July 12, 2013
Melissa is one of several crime victims who participated in PF Australia’s recent Sycamore Tree Project® (STP), which was held at the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre. Her story and those of the other victims provide a unique and important perspective to the participating...
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Women challenge men in Pakistan’s first female jirga
July 12, 2013
…Tahira was married off at 12. In Pakistani villages and tribal communities it is still common for girls from poor families to be given to husbands at puberty. But her mother says she became concerned when her son-in-law, Subha Khan, started to beat and torture her daughter. It was he...
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Vision 21: Transforming victim services. Final report
July 10, 2013
Vision 21’s reach must extend to mental health, medical, indigent defense, research, homeless advocacy, juvenile justice, legal services, and other fields that play an integral role in promoting safe and healthy communities. Substantial, systematic, and sustained collaboration...
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Wait ’til eight: An essential start-up guide to NOMS RJ scheme implementaiton
July 10, 2013
The guide has been funded through the NOMS Restorative Justice Capacity Building programme and prepared by the Thames Valley Partnership, which is responsible for the Thames Valley Restorative Justice Service (TVRJS).The materials aim to give start-up guidance on the minimum foundations that...
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Scheme to let victims request meetings with offenders trialled
July 10, 2013
Geoff Emerson, restorative justice manager for Thames Valley Probation, said the service was working with the Victim Support charity on the project. “The government wants to be able to offer RJ (restorative justice) to victims at different points in the criminal justice system, but this...
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Mediating criminal violence: Lessons from the gang truce in El Salvador
July 9, 2013
This paper has been written while the outcomes of the gang truce in El Salvador are still unfolding. It suggests that the truce has been imperfectly managed and remains fragile, but is also a considerable achievement. Lessons that may be derived from it are limited by the specific...
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Victim makes teen car prowlers face up to crime spree
July 8, 2013
…The teen also admitted that he and his friend had prowled about 12 additional cars that night, Webb said. “That stopped me,†said Webb. “I originally went there to talk to him and get my things back, but now we were talking about other victims.†But Webb said her...
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Victims’ Voices Survey
July 1, 2013
…If you have been the victim of a crime we would really appreciate your participation. The questionnaire is online, it takes just 15 minutes and is completely confidential. Each question is optional, so you can answer as many or as few questions as possible. There is also a chance for...
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Human-centred
July 1, 2013
At some level it amazes me that the idea of involving people in the design for products, services, or programme to address the problems in their lives is considered a new or innovative idea. At another level, this is a reminder of how easy it is to assume a position of authority or superiority...
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Wilma Derksen: When polarity in forgiveness happens
July 1, 2013
Wilma Derksen is the author of Have you seen Candace? and Confronting the horror: The aftermath of...
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IIRP receives grant to improve climate in Philadelphia schools
July 1, 2013
The IIRP’s Whole-School Change Program has been implemented at Bethlehem’s Freedom and Liberty high schools for two years and at Allentown’s William Allen and Louis E. Dieruff high schools for one year. The Bethlehem schools reported significant reductions in disciplinary...
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Fairfax program focuses on justice and discipline
June 28, 2013
…The focus, said Mary Ann Panarelli, director of intervention and prevention services for Fairfax County Public Schools, “is on harm vs. rule breaking. Rather than talking about ‘what rule did you break?’ – we look at who was harmed and what they need to make...
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Restorative justice scheme for former Magdalen residents announced
June 26, 2013
“For far too long the plight of the Magdalen women was ignored by the State. This Government was determined to see justice done. The publication of the McAleese report and that historic day in Dáil Eireann when An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, apologised to the Magdalen women on behalf of...
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police and restorative justice in British Columbia: Exploring the potential
June 26, 2013
…The research will address two questions: Are there developments or strategies that if implemented would increase referral rates to RJ programs by RCMP members in British Columbia; and are there potential negative consequences to encouraging an increase in referrals to RJ programs in...
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