May 2006 Edition
Stories include: Restorative Justice in the Youth Court: A Square Peg in a Round Hole?; Finger Lakes Restorative Justice Center; Book Review: Honest Patriots: Loving a Country Enough to Remember its Misdeeds; Video Reviews: Gacaca: Living Together in Rwanda? & In Rwanda We Say… The Family That Does Not Speak Dies; Meet Frauke Petzold; Website of the Month: Justiça Para o Século 21;
Restorative Justice in the Youth Court: A Square Peg in a Round Hole?
New Zealand is known as a leader in the application of restorative justice to youth offending, with over 80% of juvenile offenses being handled through police diversion. The remaining 16-20% results in formal charges in the youth court. This article provides excerpts of a paper that examines the restorative potential of the New Zealand youth court. The full paper, written by Judge Andrew Becroft, Principal Youth Court Judge, New Zealand Youth Court, is attached.
Finger Lakes Restorative Justice Center
The Finger Lakes Restorative Justice Center provides restorative justice services to the nine counties of the Genesee/Finger Lakes Region of upstate New York. Dr. Mary Jeanette Ebenhack, co-director, provides this overview of the organization's development.
Book Review: Honest Patriots: Loving a Country Enough to Remember its Misdeeds
This book explores the importance of truth-telling and collective responsibility of citizens to address the wrongdoings of their nations past and address the negative consequences still being felt from them. This is described as a true patriotism.
Video Reviews: Gacaca: Living Together in Rwanda? & In Rwanda We Say… The Family That Does Not Speak Dies
The Rwandan government chose to use an indigenous conflict resolution process to try many of the suspects held for genocide crimes. These two films provide a window into the human experiences of those crimes and the difficult task of rebuilding a nation, communities, and personal relationships in their aftermath.
Website of the Month: Justiça Para o Século 21
Justiça para o Século 21 is a coalition of organizations and government entities working to promote restorative practices in the youth justice and education systems of Porto Alegre, Brazil. This Portuguese language website provides background information on restorative justice, news about projects in Brazil, and a forum for practitioners.
