A need to talk
November 6, 2012
A few words of acknowledgement was what they want. I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard someone harmed by crime say something similar. Whether or not they had known the offender or not, many people want some kind of apology or acknowledgement from the other person. ...
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‘Restorative practices’: Discipline but different
October 24, 2012
….The strategies have been around for years, said Sally Wolf, the executive director of Illinois Balanced and Restorative Justice, in Paxton, and are used around the country and internationally. But the concept still has skeptics, a sentiment she used to share. “I thought it was...
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Legislation introducing restorative justice for victims of adult offenders in England and Wales announced
October 23, 2012
This is the biggest development for restorative justice in England and Wales since legislation introducing referral order panels to the youth justice system in 1999. The Restorative Justice Council, with our partner organisations including the Prison Reform Trust and the Criminal Justice...
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Project Restore: An exploratory study of restorative justice and sexual violence
October 22, 2012
Project Restore has aimed to overcome the challenges in the literature thereby developing practice that negated these challenges. In particular, practice has aimed to provide a sense of justice as defined by the survivors of historic child sexual abuse who participated in the research...
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Isle of Man criminal justice system ‘to reach 21st Century’
October 22, 2012
Restorative justice, an alternative to the traditional processes of arrest and punishment, is based on three basic principles. The offender acknowledges they have done wrong, works to put it right, and is then reintegrated into society. The total cost of the Isle of Man’s criminal...
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‘Quick’ justice on rise as offenders make amends
October 22, 2012
Since April 2011 more than 1,000 offences have been dealt with across the county in this way compared with 127 in 2010. Mr Parr told the News: “Sometimes the victim says they don’t want anything to happen to the offender. Sometimes they just say they want them to know how it has...
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Cameroon: Rights promoters advocate restorative justice
October 22, 2012
Mr Banda stated that restorative justice institutionalises peaceful approaches to repairing harm and violation of human rights and explained that the idea behind it is that, “because crime hurts, justice should heal.” As to why restorative justice should be institutionalised in...
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Ford appointed to Genesee Justice coordinator post
October 22, 2012
….Within the past five years, Ford has developed a program called Accountability Circle to address underage drinking using restorative justice principles. This program currently serves more than 300 youths per year. Ms. Ford comes highly recommended for this position and will be a...
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Community justice: The power of the panel
October 22, 2012
It was finally brought to an end in a guildhall in South Somerset through a community justice panel. He says: “When they heard what effect their actions had on each other the tears came and then the hugs and an invitation to a barbecue that evening. “It was not solved by me but by...
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Investigating the implementation of restorative justice practices through circle time
October 11, 2012
A Core Team was established of interested staff from the Middle and Senior Schools. After developing knowledge and understanding of the values underpinning restorative justice, professional development was undertaken in the running of circle time. Through regular meetings a program was...
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Fairness, justice and restoring lives
October 11, 2012
As I listened to Mr. Green’s passionate plea to do what’s “fair†for his dead child by exacting justice upon Miesha, I contemplated how its impossible to be fair and do justice under many circumstances — this being one of them. Restorative justice, for example,...
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Victims of Crime Reform Bill to increase RJ referrals
October 11, 2012
In effect, what the Victims of Crime Reform Bill will do is to automatically refer a case to restorative justice where the offender pleads guilty, there is at least one identifiable victim and where an appropriate RJ service is available. The purpose of the referral is to allow inquiries to be...
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D.C. sniper speaks 10 years after violence: Can restorative justice apply here?
October 11, 2012
Malvo states the following in one interview, “There’s nothing I can say, no apologies. There’s nothing I can say except that don’t allow my actions to continue to victimize your life.†We would say that restorative justice could very well apply in this...
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Restorative justice in Islam: Should qisas be considered a form of restorative justice?
October 11, 2012
Like the restorative justice movement, Islamic law embraces a conception of justice that involves healing relationships. Shari’ah, the religious law of Islam, is based on Islamic teachings on justice and divine revelation. In classical Shari’ah jurisprudence, crimes are divided...
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Victims of antisocial behaviour to decide on punishment
October 11, 2012
….The home secretary told the Daily Mail the “community remedy” would be used for low-level crime, such as criminal damage, which would normally be dealt with by a caution. Last year, 272,000 cautions were handed out for such antisocial behaviour. The police and crime...
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