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Restorative justice emphasizes repairing the harm caused by crime. When victims, offenders and community members meet to decide how to do that, the results can be transformational. To see how this approach is changing all aspects of criminal justice, visit the rooms above, the map to the right and the blog below. |
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New payback justice: Both sides of the fencefrom Neal Keeling's article in Manchester Evening News: Ruth Edmunds and Peter Woolf have been on either side of the Restorative Justice programme – and both believe it works. Peter's life changed for ever when he met the man he attacked and left bleeding during a burglary. Seven years on, he hasn't reoffended. Mar 11, 2010 Media , Story , Country:England , Region: Europe Kitchener seniors’ programs get federal fundingfrom the article in The Record.com: The Alzheimer Society and Community Justice Initiatives were awarded federal funding for two seniors’ programs. The Alzheimer Society of Kitchener Waterloo got more than $18,000 for their Memory Fit program, which is a community based recreational program for seniors in the early stage of dementia and their care partners for peer support and social interaction. Mar 11, 2010 Practice Restorative justice stops fights, keeps kids in schoolsfrom Nelson Garcia's article on 9News.com: Juan Salazar used to be one of those students who got into trouble for fighting at North High School. Now he uses words instead of fists. "If someone bumped into me, I started saying something," Salazar, a senior, said. "It always led to a fight." It also always led to a suspension. Mar 10, 2010 Story , School , Region: North America and Caribbean , Country:USA Knife robber meets victimfrom the article in Lancaster Guardian: A woman who was robbed at knifepoint visited her teenage attacker in prison to receive an apology from him as part of a restorative justice project. Police offered Zoe Harrison the chance to meet Arron Burns, 18, at Lancaster Farms, to help her bring closure to her ordeal. Restorative Justice Facilitator TrainingsThe Saint Croix Valley Restorative Justice in River Falls, WI, USA, plans to provide several training events for restorative justice facilitators in April, June and July 2010.
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RJ City is a city of 1 million people that seeks to respond as restoratively as possible to all crimes, all victims and all offenders. |
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