New payback justice: Both sides of the fence

from 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.
Ruth decided to meet a teenage boy who was in a gang of three vandals that wrecked a Scout hut in Poynton, Cheshire, where she worked as a volunteer.

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 funding

from 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 schools

from 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 victim

from 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.

Mar 10, 2010    Media , Story

Restorative Justice Facilitator Trainings

The 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.

Mar 10, 2010    Training , Event