Call for more restorative justice plans
May 30, 2013
“Unless we have the skills and knowledge†to deal with conflict the consequences, there will be “confrontation, aggression and violenceâ€. He said the Irish education system was “very much focused on how to make a living†but “it forgets a lot of the...
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Abuse forum must have ’emphasis on restorative justice’ say MSPs
May 30, 2013
But Holyrood’s Health Committee has previously heard that the NCF “does not go far enough” and could make matters worse if witnesses are asked to relive traumatic experiences without any offer of justice or compensation…. The committee has welcomed Scottish Government...
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Building on the One Fund: Victim centered restorative justice for survivors of violent crime
May 30, 2013
It recognizes that survivors of violent assaults have needs that are not met by the punishment of perpetrators alone, however important and essential such punishment is both as a matter of morality and justice and as a potential deterrent against future crimes. Unfortunately, the type of ad...
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Restorative justice for sexual assault
May 21, 2013
I would want the perpetrator to listen to the survivor talk about what they want through (if the survivor is comfortable). This doesn’t need to be a face-to-face conversation, of course, and I don’t think that many survivors would be willing for it to be. It could be an...
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The problem with restorative justice
May 21, 2013
Let begin by premising that while this type of justice may work in some instances, it does not work in all instances especially in my case. Being a survivor of domestic violence and much of my experiences in the criminal justice system linked to domestic violence, the major problem with...
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Play teaches community about restorative justice
May 20, 2013
“We find that these ex-inmates when they have a group that holds them accountable — a community around them — most of them do not recommit,†Siemens said. ….He said restorative justice is an important subject for people to learn more about. “(It is)...
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Restorative justice gets boost with new spending
May 20, 2013
The conferences bring victims and offenders together to hold criminals to account and attendance is voluntary. Justice Minister Judith Collins says the extra money will almost double the number of such meetings each year to 3600 by 2015. “We have a better chance of getting them onto the...
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Joy in the dirty work of restorative justice
May 20, 2013
The thinker and developer of restorative approaches who I most respect is Dominic Barter. His understanding of the underlying dynamics of conflict, the part that I see as based on theory or principle, is as keen as anyone I have met or studied. At the same time he has done the work of engaging...
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Rape victim ‘re-victimised’ by system
May 20, 2013
….A session was arranged despite Kevin Edwin McAllister never showing any remorse and he refused to attend if her support person was there. Watson’s experience has prompted calls for offenders to be vetted as a matter of course before victims are approached by restorative justice...
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An inventory and examination of restorative justice practices for youth in Illinois
May 13, 2013
Of respondents who indicated the types of restorative justice practices they used (n=69), the most common restorative justice practices used were peer juries(40 percent), circles(17 percent), family group conferencing (16 percent), and victim-offender mediation (23 percent). Respondents most...
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The promises and pitfalls of restorative justice for intimate partner violence
May 13, 2013
All victims gave multiple reasons for not reporting the IPV to the police. Clearly the status quo is not working. Many expressed the wish to have known about and had the option of experiencing RJ earlier in the development of the violence. Unfortunately, until stakeholders and policy...
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Restorative justice: What’s old is new again
May 13, 2013
In the U.K., there are a couple of ways to use RJ and each gives victims the chance to tell offenders the real impact of their crime, to get answers to questions and to receive an apology. Through “conversations†the police resolve low-level crime without formal proceedings by...
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Center for Restorative Justice braces for changes to marijuana law
May 13, 2013
She said the CRJ has a program for underage drinking offense, called the Teen Alcohol Safety Program. First time offenders have to undergo an education curriculum and complete other requirements to avoid a fine. The decriminalization law would require there be a similar program for marijuana...
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Fresno Unified approves restorative justice program
May 13, 2013
On Wednesday, the Fresno Unified School Board voted to implement Restorative Justice. A program increasingly offered in schools to replace Zero Tolerance policies like suspensions and expulsions for non-violent disciplinary cases. Fresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson said,...
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Empowered Victims & Moral Perpetrators: A Needs-Based Model of Reconciliation
May 6, 2013
In line with predictions, being a victim primarily threatened one’s sense of power, resulting in a greater need to restore power, and being a perpetrator primarily threatened one’s public moral image, resulting in a greater need for social acceptance. In a follow-up study,...
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