Children and transitional justice: Truth-telling, accountability and reconciliation.
by Parmar, Sharanjeet
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School. The chapters in this book review efforts to involve children in transitional justice processes and consider the implications, relevance and impact on the lives of children....
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Diversion programs for Indigenous women.
by Bartels, Lorana
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Research in Practice no. 13. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. It was proposed in the Second National Indigenous Justice Forum November 2006 background paper, Diversion: A Model for Reducing Indigenous Criminal Justice Over-representation (Victorian Department of...
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School-based restorative justice as an alternative to zero-tolerance policies: Lessons from West Oakland.
by Sumner, Michael D.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Berkeley, CA: Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. In this report we examine a pilot restorative justice program at a school that primarily served students of color from low-income families. We document the...
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Negotiating transition: The limits of the South African model for the rest of Africa.
by Editor
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Seminar Report. Johannesburg: The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. The seminar, ‘Negotiating Transition: The Limits of the South African Model for the Rest of Africa,’ explored the impact that the South African model has had in other contexts, as...
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Restorative practices in Northern Ireland: A mapping exercise.
by Falk, Alexis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Queen’s University Belfast and Restorative Justice Forum (NI) This report presents the findings of a study conducted to map the extent of restorative practice in Northern Ireland. It was commissioned by the Restorative Justice Forum and conducted by staff and students of...
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A proposed restorative justice legislative framework for adult offenders in Northern Ireland.
by Falk, Alexis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) A Dissertation submitted as part of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Legal Science, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast. Restorative justice practice is increasingly making its way into criminal justice systems in both practical and legislated ways....
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Victims’ justice? What victims and witnesses really want from sentencing.
by Rossetti, Polly
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) London: Victim Support. criminal justice system. Yet they are often marginalised by the process with serious consequences. Without the participation of victims and witnesses the system would be unable to operate effectively. We welcome the renewed focus by ministers on the place...
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Restorative justice: the case for wider adoption.
by Hudson, Lucian J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Blue Paper. Cornerstone Global. Where restorative justice has been introduced, it has been successful. The question now is whether it can be scaled up and adopted more widely. The climate is favourable: an improved policy environment, a robust body of research and evidence,...
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Breaking the cycle: Effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders.
by Ministry of Justice
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) London: Ministry of Justice The reforms should result in a better outcome for victims, with more of them receiving direct financial payback from offenders. They will benefit from services which are paid for directly out of the pockets of criminals. They will increasingly be...
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Restorative justice: Linking the law with health.
by Donaldson, Caitlyn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Perspectives in Public Health. 130(6):254-255. Restorative justice conferences brings victims of crime face to face with their offenders in a controlled environment, enabling victims to ask questions, receive apologies and explain the true impact of the crime against them....
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Roots of conflict within inner city life: A Jamaican perspective.
by Khan, Ursula
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Paper presented at the IIRP 13th World Conference in Hull, UK, 13-15 October. In my presentation today I will try to answer the question “Why are some inner cities prone to conflict?†by examining the findings of my empirical study on a Jamaican inner city community....
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Implementing restorative practices in Israeli schools: The first step.
by Tauber, Dalia
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Paper presented at the IIRP 13th World Conference in Hull, UK, 13-15 October. Three years ago I took it as a mission to try to bring into the Israeli education system something that is not only a short-time solution, which appears to be working in the short-run, but something...
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A window on relationships: Enlarging the social discipline window for a broader perspective.
by Vaandering, Dorothy
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Paper presented at the IIRP 13th World Conference in Hull, UK, 13-15 October. The purpose of this article is two-fold—to present documentation identifying the dilemma presented by the Social Discipline Window for educators and second to propose a structural renovation in...
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Restorative storytelling.
by Savage-McMahon, Christine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Paper presented at the IIRP 13th World Conference in Hull, UK, 13-15 October. The ultimate aim of restorative justice is one of forgiveness and healing, the fostering of compassion. By setting up safe spaces for the offender (or person who has caused harm to another) and victim...
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From international to the interpersonal: a restorative look at Human Rights conflict.
by Davidson, Josh
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Paper presented at the IIRP 13th World Conference in Hull, UK, 13-15 October. As restorative practices have proven effective in many fields, including education, criminal justice, interpersonal psychology, and social work, there is reason to believe that such methods would be of...
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