1,000 children avoid criminal record with apology
November 29, 2009
Police say they are not being soft on crime, stressing that victims have to agree to the punishments and that the option is not offered to those who show no remorse for their actions. Devon and Cornwall Police estimate that just 3 per cent of those dealt with so far through so-called...
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Restorative justice: New approaches in Brazil
November 29, 2009
….In June 2000 Rio was shocked by a violent bus hijacking, ending with the tragic shooting of the hijacker and a passenger by a Rio police officer. Barter, who saw the whole of the events on television, later learned how negotiations between police and assailant had been bungled. He also...
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10 ways to live restoratively
November 29, 2009
6. View the conflicts and harms in your life as opportunities. 7. Listen, deeply and compassionately, to others, seeking to understand even if you don’t agree with them. (Think about who you want to be in the latter situation rather than just being right.) 8....
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Video of Bougainville conference
November 29, 2009
The intention was to contribute to the Bougainville peacebuilding conversation, giving voice to many points of view, and to give the people of Bougainville and opportunity to tell their story to the world of how Bougainvilleans have created their own peace. The conference was sponsored by the...
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Peacebuilding Compared Project
November 29, 2009
This research will analyse peacebuilding strategies from diverse contexts in search of keys to effectiveness. Restorative and responsive regulatory theory, useful in many other domains, will be tested on unique data on governance of peacebuilding. This ambitious project will cover up to 50...
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Restorative Justice: Where are we now and where are we going? Getting real.
November 29, 2009
….Decades of over reliance on exclusionary public policies when addressing social harms has created increasingly unstable communities that act like a self-fulfilling drama of poverty and hopelessness. Given current economic conditions, this vortex of anti-social behaviors is likely...
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Chicago teens encourage nonviolent actions
November 29, 2009
Some high school students are taking on youth violence themselves. A South Side high school classroom is full on a recent day off from school. Teenagers from all over Chicago got up early for this Youth Activism conference, gathering for discussions and workshops, some of which were aimed at...
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Law school student asks: would victims really want restorative justice?
November 29, 2009
As I prepared my speech presentation I thought of this comment. It’s a fairly common one, actually. The public sees restorative justice as helpful to one party but not the other. Ironically, I would guess that most think that restorative justice is good for the victim and not the...
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Right and left join forces on criminal justice
November 29, 2009
Harvey A. Silverglate, a left-wing civil liberties lawyer in Boston, says he has been surprised and delighted by the reception that his new book, “Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent,†has gotten in conservative circles. (A Heritage Foundation official offered...
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Fort project helps build bridges
November 22, 2009
The plan is to create a motte and bailey, typical of a Scottish clan chief’s residence, and eventually provide an arena where groups and individuals can experience the atmosphere of an authentic medieval working community. Maureen Hughes, manager of the restorative justice service at...
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Redefining justice
November 22, 2009
At its heart, ‘Redefining Justice’ asserts that victims are individuals and need joined-up support across health, education, housing and social services, as well as the criminal justice system (CSJ). It observes that “Redefining justice to meet the needs of victims will often...
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One-third of police chiefs ‘oppose restorative justice’
November 22, 2009
Speaking at the annual Youth Justice Board (YJB) convention in Southport, Lawson, a member of Acpo’s children and young people business area, said: “Acpo is divided with a third in favour, a third on the fence and a third against it.” “It comes down to the fact that...
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Putting victims at the heart of justice
November 22, 2009
….Restorative justice has sometimes been dismissed as “just saying sorry” by those who have no experience of how rigorous and effective this approach is. Yet facing victims is one of the hardest things a perpetrator of crime can be asked to do. ….A structured youth...
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Chief Judge Evans to receive prestigious award
November 22, 2009
….Evans also helped to pioneer the concept of “restorative justice” in Juvenile Court. Youthful offenders are given the opportunity to work to compensate the victims of their crimes. Read the whole...
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