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Maxwell, Gabrielle And Morris, Allison . Youth justice in New Zealand: A restorative model
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Maxwell and Morris claim that the youth justice system in New Zealand represents a fundamental alternative to previous youth justice systems, and that it serves as a model of restorative justice. To make their claims, the authors identify the principles and objectives of that system following key legislation in 1989.
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Parallel Justice for Victims of Crime
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by Eric Assur
Not too many years ago Restorative Justice (RJ) was introduced, or artfully expounded on, by Howard Zehr. Now we have what appears to be a similarly unique view of the victim of crime topic through new and different lenses. The author, a seasoned and well credentialed victim advocate, and the “National Center” now offer an enlightening commentary and daunting challenge regarding the state of victim services. The book recommends a new way to do business, a paradigm shift to what is now labeled, Parallel Justice (PJ).
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Caplan, Joel M.. Parole Release Decisions in New Jersey: Effects of Postive and Negative Victim and Non-Victim Input
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This study used a retrospective analysis of existing administrative data to determine the extent to which input (for and against release) affected parole release decisions in New Jersey - where both victims and non-victims could submit input via written or videotaped correspondence, by telephone, or in person. (author's abstract)
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Submission of Victims' Rights
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A response prepared by the Restorative Justice Centre at AUT University in New Zealand to the Ministry of Justice's discussion document, "A Focus on Victims of Crime: A Review of Victims' Rights."
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Van Ness, Daniel. Creating Restorative Systems
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In order to increase the influence of the restorative justice movement for the future, Van Ness proposes models for measurement and conceptual understanding.
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Van Ness, Daniel. The Shape of Things to Come: A Framework for Thinking about A Restorative Justice System
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Daniel Van Ness begins this paper with a sketch of recent initiatives that signal a worldwide interest in restorative justice among national governments and the United Nations.
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Dignan, James. Restorative Justice and the Law: the case for an integrated, systemic approach
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Dignan advocates the promotion of restorative justice (RJ) principles and outcomes for widely reforming the existing criminal justice system.
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McElrea, FWM. Justice in the Community: The New Zealand Experience
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Under the Children Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989 offending by
"young persons" - ie young people of at least 14 years of age but under 17 - is the
jurisdiction of a specialist Youth Court. Potentially this court can deal with all
offences except murder and manslaughter, although very serious offences such as
rape are usually referred on to the adult courts. In deciding whether a disputed
charge is proved the adversary system is maintained in full (with one exception,
concerning pleading, which I mention later), however in disposing of admitted or
proved offences a radically new system is in force. The key component is the
Family Group Conference ("FGC"), convened and facilitated by a Youth Justice Coordinator,
a Department of Social Welfare employee.
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Wright, Martin. 2004. The rights and needs of victims in the criminal justice process. Published in: H. Kaptein and M Malsch, eds. Crime, victims and justice: essays on principles and practice. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004.
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Let us begin by thinking about the whole picture: not only restorative justice, but the purpose of the criminal law, which I assume to be to create a just and stable society. I will not say much about the problems of conventional justice, which we all know, or the theory of restorative justice; I will concentrate on how it could work in practice, and I hope that the theory will be reflected by the practice. (excerpt)
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'Why I must speak out to stop my rapist being freed'
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from the article by David Barrett in the Telegraph:
After Dr Claire Chung was raped by a stranger at knifepoint, she took two extraordinary and courageous steps.
Firstly, she confronted him face to face after his conviction, as part of a programme known as “restorative justice”. Then she waived her anonymity, speaking of the decision she took to face the man who had attacked her.
Now she is speaking out again, this time to voice her concerns at a parole system which could free Stephen Allen Gale early next year.
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