Italy prison overcrowding emergency
January 24, 2010
Alfano announced that first on the agenda was the construction of 47 new jail annexes to boost the system’s capacity by 21,749 units. The new cell blocks would cost a total 600 million euros…. ….To depressurize jails in the meantime, the justice minister promised new...
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Long path to redemption: Restorative justice has success stories, but law doesn’t require its use
January 24, 2010
It was hell. Not just for the Hendersons, who lost their only child, but for the entire community. Sand Creek kids, devastated, responded by threatening Price. Security had to escort him around the school. “I was forced to grow up because I had to deal with the courts and the fees and...
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Cutting crime: The case for justice reinvestment
January 22, 2010
….The Government should implement a holistic approach across central and local agencies and authorities in order to shift resources from the provision of custody for its own sake to the prevention of crime and the reduction of re-offending; This is nothing...
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Going Off Script: What is appropriate for a facilitator to say?
January 21, 2010
The purpose of pre-conference is to inform participants about the restorative process and give them an opportunity to tell their stories. There is obviously probing with questions and some challenge. But, the process belongs to those who are affected by the crime. It’s not the...
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Coming Together for Sam: FGDM (FGC) Helps a Family Find a Solution of Its Own
January 20, 2010
During the past year, Sam started using drugs and alcohol, hanging out with fellow “users†in school and buying and selling marijuana. He had trouble sharing his feelings, had problems with self-esteem and, according to his father, started making rash decisions and looking for...
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Fife community service snow-clearers praised
January 19, 2010
….Mrs McCauley explained how she had been unable to leave her house for three weeks due to the weather. “My grandson visited me at the New Year and cleared the snow from the path but then it snowed that night and I couldn’t get out the following day,†she said....
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The F word, and what it really means
January 18, 2010
….Up until just about a year ago, I didn’t know what forgiveness even was. I mean, I could forgive someone for forgetting to pay me back a dollar I loaned them for the snack machine. But the big issues in my life, forgiveness was not part of the picture. Now that I’ve found...
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The secret to creating a calm classroom without conflict
January 18, 2010
….”If this approach is embedded in the school at every level, if it gets into the everyday language and people know they will always have a chance to speak, calm down and listen, then you start to get a fundamental change in the culture of the school,” says Roger Stanley, the...
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How to run a meeting like a restorative justice talking circle
January 18, 2010
an indication on the written agenda that ‘interactive meeting format’ will be used. start and stop on time … comments specific to agenda items … a roll call/opening question (a question that everyone can answer, specific to the group’s purpose)...
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Thief returns stolen penguin with apology
January 18, 2010
On Monday, KING 5 News aired surveillance footage of a man stealing the lawn decoration from her front porch, while she and her family were on vacation. …But Wednesday morning, the stolen penguin reappeared. …The Hoods found the penguin over at the side of the house. A place where...
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A restorative justice approach to working with children in residential care
January 17, 2010
This paper will examine the potential of restorative conferencing and a less formal restorative justice approach in managing challenging behaviour in children’s homes. It will highlight the need for adapting the approach to meet the needs of the more damaged and disturbed children found...
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New Items in the RJ Online Database
January 15, 2010
Daly, Kathleen and Proietti-Scifoni, Gitana (2009). Defendants in the Circle: Nowra Circle Court, the presence and impact of Elders, and re-Offending. Brisbane: School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University. Doherty, Kelvin (2010). Development of Restorative Justice in...
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Prisoners and Community Members Working Together?
January 15, 2010
So, what would a restorative approach to such a scheme look like? These are just a few of my thoughts: First, a forum for discussion with the volunteers could provide the information needed to answer questions. Such information could include the process for choosing the prisoners for...
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Mark McGuire’s Apology: Baseball and Restorative Justice
January 13, 2010
In the field of restorative justice and as someone who works with crime victims there are some expectations of an apology expressed by an offender. Let’s look at what an apology is. Thinking of McGuire as the offender, guilty of using steroids consider the following:...
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Guantanamo Bay guard meets British ex-prisoners
January 13, 2010
Another video clip from the documentary shows images of the first prisoners to go to Guantanamo Bay with commentary from both the ex-guard and former prisoners. ...
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