New Staffordshire crime-fighting partnership praised by Justice Secretary
May 14, 2012
The Justice Minister met teams from Staffordshire Police, Staffordshire and West Midlands Probation, drug treatment agencies and other partners at a new, joint,”hub” at Stafford Police Station. Deputy Head of Staffordshire Probation Paul Levy welcomed Lord McNally to Stafford,...
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D.A. candidate Jackie Lacey looks to move up
May 14, 2012
….But Lacey noted that she differs from Cooley in many policy areas. She wants to reinvigorate the environmental crimes unit, which her boss de-emphasized. She worked to help get alternative sentencing courts — veterans’ court, women’s court, along with the already...
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A second chance at Curt’s Cafe
May 14, 2012
“I’ve learned that our children have really hard lives, and I’ve learned that we don’t handle it very well and that no child should have to go through what these kids go through,†Trieschmann said with tears in her eyes. “And I don’t know why it...
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The moral question
May 14, 2012
Elliott argues the process is much, much cheaper than jail, to say nothing of the costs of prosecuting them. His way, he says, offers the potential for psychological healing to victims like a security guard he knows who is still afraid to go out at night. “The court system isn’t...
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Exhaustive mental-health strategy needs big cash boost to address crisis
May 8, 2012
….The strategy’s 109 recommendations include: . Shifting policies and practices toward a “recovery and well being” model; . Improving access to treatments, including publicly funded psychotherapy and medications; . Stopping disclosure in police record checks of...
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Effective, even alone: Co-keep a restorative justice circle
May 7, 2012
Another element of an effective Restorative Justice Circle is the feeling after. Did you as the keeper feel inspired? Do you have a warm feeling of serving others? It is not about fixing them, because that would mean you thought they were broken. It doesn’t mean feeling you helped them,...
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First Nations court seen as path out of vicious cycle
May 7, 2012
Of Aboriginal descent, the judge took it on her own initiative six years ago to open the province’s first court dedicated to restorative justice for sentencing on criminal and family court matters. A similar court opened in North Vancouver last month. “Judge Buller Bennett is...
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Parole, release and restorative justice: Minister and National Council for Correctional Services
May 7, 2012
….Members noted that although the NCCS had a specific function, pertinent to the correctional services environment, it did affect other departments, and recommended that the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ) needed to be involved in discussions on the challenges...
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Treaty settlements process: Restorative justice in action
May 7, 2012
“The victims were the families of NgÄti Maniapoto, NgÄti Pahauwera, NgÄti Porou, NgÄti Whare, NgÄti Manawa. Tribes and families who, on the 29 March 2012, forgave years and generations of offending,†said Dr Sharples. “The intergenerational offender who...
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Crime and entertainment at Franklin High
May 7, 2012
This is one reason the United States, with 5 percent of the world’s population has 25 percent of the world’s prisoners: We lock up the people we’re angry at, not just the people we’re afraid of. ….If you want a kid to stop acting childish, wait long enough and...
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Art helps heal crime’s wounds
May 7, 2012
Every day, the Mural Arts Program demonstrates the value of art as a way to dig deep, reconcile, and transform our experience through active investigation, creation, and collaboration — engaging dozens of adjudicated youths, inmates, ex-offenders, and lifers while attending to the harm...
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Smart on crime: Why reforming criminal justice is now a Conservative issue
May 3, 2012
….In fact community disposals are a mixed bag. Some, such as the Intensive Alternative to Custody (IAC) operated in Manchester, require a lot of both offenders and supervisors. The results seem good: as of November, only 18% of the Manchester participants had had their IAC orders revoked...
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Rena captain to residents: ‘Sorry’
May 3, 2012
But last Thursday, a meeting for forgiveness was held at one of the island’s marae after a request from a local kaumatua. ….Iwi liaison for Motiti Island Rangi Butler said the Motiti meeting was “wonderful” and broke down barriers. “Everyone over there forgave...
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