Experts call on government to fix juvenile justice system
February 8, 2010
….Associate Professor Yüksek Baykara Acar of Hacattepe University underlined that the Turkish juvenile system is based on punishment without considering the characteristics of the offenders. “Imprisoning a child might not be helpful in preventing it from committing future crimes...
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“Belinda’s Petition” a perfect primer on the subject of reparations
February 8, 2010
The book ends with an appendix titled Ten Practical Things You Can Do for the Reparations Struggle, which I will simplify here: Read about the history of the reparations struggle Join an organization that supports reparations Ask all politicians running for office if they support reparations...
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Parole and Probation Office tutors stakeholders on restorative justice in the Philippines
February 8, 2010
These Restorative Justice Models include victim-offender mediation, conferencing, circle of support, and peacemaking encounter, which will be discussed by PPO II Lovella C. Libertad, PPA-DOJ 8 Regional RJ Coordinator. ….Restorative Justice is one of the thrusts of PPA-DOJ, which is being...
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Essential values of restorative justice
February 8, 2010
CORE BELIEFS Actions are accountable The impact of criminal actions personally affects victims Honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness are essential to interpersonal communications Everyone is treated with dignity, respect, and compassion Accountability provides a foundation for healing from...
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Ministering to sex offenders
February 8, 2010
….GONZALEZ: There are more than 700,000 registered sex offenders in the United States, with more than 100,000 of them living in California. In California, like other states, paroled offenders are required to wear GPS ankle bracelets. Offenders must also follow strict residency...
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Bullying: School, texting & cyber harassment is emotional assault
February 8, 2010
….It was then that I took more serious action. Removed her from the school and enrolled her in another without notice Printed all the threats out and approached her old school, police and parents of bullies with proof of their threats, horrible name calling, sexual comments, and plans to...
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Conservative criminal justice policy and restorative justice
February 8, 2010
So the idea that on its own „prison works‟ is unsophisticated and simplistic. Which is why, if we are in Government come May, my priority is to launch a rehabilitation revolution inside prisons, and outside them. And in straightforward normal language, what this means is...
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The world is not as it should be: Punitiveness as a response to societal change
February 8, 2010
….Findings – The Sources of Support for Public Punitiveness The researchers found that public punitiveness is linked most strongly to judgements about social conditions and to underlying social values. Concerns about crime risk and the failure of the justice system had almost no...
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Inside Chowchilla Women’s Prison: Locked up, reaching out
February 7, 2010
“I’m here for 2nd degree murder, I’m a battered woman. It was domestic violence,” Inmate Crystal Potter said. Potter is paying her debt to society by serving 15 years to life for her crime. But, she says she wants to do more. “There is not enough money,...
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Babysitter jailed for killing toddler is freed after retrial
February 7, 2010
At the new trial, testimonies from two senior doctors rubbished original evidence which suggested Holdsworth had repeatedly banged Kyle’s head against a wooden banister with as much force as a 60mph crash after losing her temper. The jury heard that the doctors who gave evidence...
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Another warning about US prison policy: Justice Kennedy laments the state of prisons in California, U.S.
February 7, 2010
“California now has 185,000 people in prison at $32,500 a year” each, he said. He then urged voters and officials to compare that expense to what taxpayers spend per pupil in elementary schools. “The three-strikes law sponsor is the correctional officers’ union and that...
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Public speaking tips: Reaching everyone in your audience when speaking about restorative justice
February 7, 2010
I appreciate Godin’s perspective as it relates to ‘marketing efforts’, good food for thought. Yet when we need to speak to a group that might include strangers, critics, friends and fans I go for: converting the critic befriending...
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Saints, Colts hoping to resolve Super Bowl through diplomacy
February 2, 2010
….Saints owner Tom Benson told reporters that, while he believes the teams are capable of compromise, the major sticking point preventing the negotiations from moving forward has been a failure to agree on who would be the winner of the Super Bowl. “The Colts don’t seem to...
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FACE circles: A well rounded opportunity in Canada
January 30, 2010
….The FACE program has existed in North Simcoe since 1998, with volunteers having undergone training updates in 2005 and 2009. Currently there are a total of 20 volunteer facilitators from the community -two facilitators working together in pairs in restorative circles. Prost says the...
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Anti-crime bills deserved to die in Canada
January 30, 2010
Despite Harper’s claims, harsh sentences do not reduce the incidence of crime; among many reasons, punishment focuses miscreants’ attention on their own pain, making them less likely to consider the pain they’ve caused others. Restorative justice is a better approach, but...
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