Dade County schools hit upon alternative measures of punishment through restorative justice
November 1, 2011
Restorative Justice is an alternative to zero-tolerance policies that constitute suspension or expulsion and gives students the opportunity to bring their issues to the table for mediation. “Restorative Justice allows students to take ownership of positive behavior by shifting the...
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Restorative justice: making neighbourhood resolution panels work
November 1, 2011
The project is part of an MoJ drive to devolve criminal justice down to the local level, shutting 142 magistrates and county courts across England and Wales and saving £41.5m. Yet the ministry insists the network of neighbourhood is not simply a cheap way of replacing closed courtroom. Not...
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Restoring justice
October 28, 2011
Ellen Halbert: I’ve always felt that the best thing that a victim of crime can do and especially severe crime is to talk about it. Talk about what happened to them. And long after the crime has happened they’ll find out that family and friends and other people don’t...
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Program to revamp student justice
October 26, 2011
“Restorative justice is a lot of work, so there’s a lot of learning being done,” Darling said. “Research shows being punished does not stop people from doing things again, especially if the reason for their actions is still present in their lives. Restorative justice...
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How victim rights became a juggernaut shaping spending, laws and the future of punishment
October 26, 2011
….A Colorado Springs Democrat and criminal defense attorney, Lee had worked with juveniles in a restorative-justice program in El Paso County and had been impressed with the results. “We had very low recidivism rates, and the kids accepted responsibility for what they did,”...
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Mum takes family crime fight into jails
October 21, 2011
Ms Lang’s daughter Jessica died in 1998 in the family’s Bicton home after being stabbed 47 times by 18-year-old Kelly Fuller. She described how she could no longer cook in the kitchen where her daughter bled to death and how her husband, who found her body, was so traumatised he...
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Pioneer justice scheme is working in Norfolk
October 21, 2011
Figures released by Norfolk police for the last quarter show that just 10.4pc of children and young people and 14pc of adults dealt with through the restorative approach go onto reoffend. They also show that: 85pc of victims said they had confidence in the police using restorative justice 89pc...
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Restorative justice and the economy of grace
October 21, 2011
…While punitive justice does little to actually mend wrong, restorative justice in contrast is all about making things right, about changing negative dynamics and helping people to overcome hurt. That’s what grace is all about: It does not ignore problems, but in fact addresses...
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Walla Walla prison restorative dialogue
October 18, 2011
… As my conversations continued over the months with each person, I listened and we talked about anything they wanted. Eventually the idea of forgiveness came up with Colleen. The word forgiveness triggers many emotions for people. It means different things to different people. While...
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The meeting: Jo’s story – Surviving rape
October 18, 2011
…Nearly four years later, in 2009 I heard that Darren had agreed to meet me. There were lots of preparation meetings with the RJ workers over the next nine months, and some of it was emotionally exhausting, but I knew it was something I had to do. The meeting took place at the end of...
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Prison Reform Trust poll finding: 88% support restorative justice after the riots
October 14, 2011
These findings – the strength of public support for the principles of restorative justice – are hugely encouraging for all of us who work for restorative justice. For many years it was considered a fringe idea or activity, at the margins of criminal justice. For so many of the...
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The offer of restorative justice to victims of violent crime: Should it be protective or proactive?
October 6, 2011
This means that while they are in favour of a proactive approach, such a general offer should comply with certain conditions. The offer should be flexible and allow victims to accept or refuse to participate at any time. Moreover, victims should be able to revise their initial decision and...
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A needle for the restorative justice compass
October 5, 2011
So it is crucial that the terms “restorative†and “justice†be kept and paired together, but with a broader understanding of justice. Without this pairing, the field is functioning as a compass without a needle. In practice, she argues that continually asking oneself...
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