Rena captain and officer sent to jail
May 25, 2012
….Colin Reeder, chairman of the Te Moana a toi iwi leaders forum, read out a victim impact statement. He said tangata whenua had forgiven the captain and first officer. “The sentencing of the captain and mate, whom have taken responsibility for the disaster, would seem to be a way...
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Judge hits out at ‘this kind of crap’ as teen convicted of delivery man robbery
May 25, 2012
….Wall had been remanded in custody earlier this week after evidence was first heard in the case because Judge Ring said the “court has run out of rope and generosityâ€. She noted then from his many previous convictions from the Children Court that Wall had been given both...
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Why Iraq needs a court of truth and reconciliation now
May 25, 2012
Even though it would have taken only one decision by Parliament to set this up, it didn’t happen and we lost a golden opportunity to purge Iraqi souls and answer our society’s desires for retribution and revenge, desires that still exist today – even six years after...
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Power of One: Restorative justice couples victims with offenders
May 24, 2012
Another victim found the restorative justice sessions so transformative that he has helped raise funds for the group by selling his artwork. Joseph Anthony said, however, that the process requires real effort for it to work. “They give me some good pointers but the real work is within us...
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How to get ahead in … youth offending services
May 24, 2012
….Nicky Gunter is the restorative justice team manager for the tri-borough youth offending team. Because there is a shared service, she says, restorative justice has become a priority in all three boroughs with dedicated resources, and standards have improved. “I noticed the value...
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NCHERM-CR announces summit on the application of restorative justice practices to cases of campus sexual misconduct
May 22, 2012
The goals of the Summit are two-fold: to develop a set of model best practices for use on college and university campuses and to empower the creation of a pilot project to implement and research the effectiveness of the model. Three colleges have agreed to send delegates to the Summit and to...
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Police hunt church arsonists, aged just six and nine
May 21, 2012
They fled the scene after it was clear the situation had got beyond their control, sparking a police investigation into their whereabouts. Parishioners at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church, in Croxteth, Liverpool, were shocked to discover that the attack had been taken out by such...
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Not adding up: Criminal reconciliation in Chinese juvenile justice
May 21, 2012
….Proponents of criminal reconciliation believe that it has many important social benefits, particularly in cases involving juvenile defendants. Envisioned as a restorative, as opposed to a retributive, mode of justice, the reconciliation process provides an opportunity for defendants in...
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Can we have our ball back please? Teen arrested then released after Manchester City complaint
May 21, 2012
The club viewed CCTV footage which identified a 17-year-old youth picking up the ball. It then decided that the matter should be brought to the attention of Greater Manchester Police who arrested him on suspicion of theft. Shortly after his arrest he was ‘de-arrested’ when...
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For prisoners, hope and help behind bars and beyond
May 21, 2012
We have created a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, Mission Behind Bars and Beyond. Grounded in the principles of restorative justice that hold people accountable for their actions as they seek to find healing and wholeness in their lives, we train small, faith-based groups of six to eight volunteers to...
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I want justice for conflict victims in Kenya
May 21, 2012
I believe TJRC not only gives victims and perpetrators a platform to vent out and tell their stories, but also reaffirms the victims of injustice. When I took over the vice-chairmanship at TJRC, I had a son who was barely a month old, but I was motivated by the need to help the victims of...
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Restorative justice: Using psychology to change the way offenders think
May 18, 2012
SORI aims to increase victim empathy in offenders and motivate them to change their offending behaviour and take responsibility for the harm they have caused. It consists of a one-day taster programme to help offenders decide whether they want to attend the full four-day victim awareness...
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Baltimore’s oldest black cemetery finally restored, with help of inmates
May 15, 2012
“There’s 55,000 graves here,” said Gary Maynard, the secretary for the state’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, looking out over Mount Auburn’s bright green fields. “That’s 55,000 families. There are a lot of people connected to...
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Restorative justice in the Islamic penal law: A contribution to the global system
May 14, 2012
As to Islamic law, the paper relies on classical jurisprudence in order to assess whether a restorative theory has been known in the early centuries of Islamic legal scholarship. It does not depend on restorative-like practices in Islamic states at the present time (Rahami, 2007); because...
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