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Civilizing offenders requires community relationships
Sawyer family moves forward after devastating loss
from wsbt.com (tip of the hat to Vancouver Association for Restorative Justice): When he left home the morning of July 16, 2008, Patrick was just weeks away ...
Schaefer, Diane. A Disembodied Community Collaborates in a Homicide: Can Empathy Transform a Failing Justice System?
Restorative justice concepts and principles transformed by fearful response to a local homicide into anger at 'disembodies community'. Drawing on conversations ...
Maryport woman meets youths who made life hell
from the article in the Times & Star: A Maryport woman has come face-to-face with some of the youths who have turned her life into a living hell for the ...
Long path to redemption: Restorative justice has success stories, but law doesn't require its use
from J. Adrian Stanley's article in Colorado Springs Independent: Back in June 2005, [Jonathan] Price was 17 and looking forward to his senior year at Sand ...
Boys pay for crime with school chores
from Colin's article on Welsh Icons: An incident which occurred at Mynydd Cynffig Infants School, Kenfig Hill in January has been dealt with by means of ...
Vermont’s juvenile justice system saves a woman’s life
'Talking stick' helps facilitate restorative justice response to destructive behaviors
Courage to repair
from the editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A racist prank perpetrated outside the University of Missouri's Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center 11 ...
Coffee shop is site of healing
Todd C. Frankel's article in St Louis Post-Dispatch: He didn't know what to expect. He was sick with dread. His eyes were bloodshot from crying. Aaron ...
Vermont’s juvenile justice teaches kids community can help
This is the third of four columns in a series about the nation’s oldest and most mature restorative juvenile justice system.
On delivering nuanced messages in a soundbite culture
"Trendy 'restorative justice' schemes to stamp out bullying at schools 'do not work'," the headline trumpeted. The article by Laura Clark on Mail Online (the ...
Asking Questions and Speaking the Truth
In 2006, Kathy Key's husband was killed on his way home from work when his motorcycle was hit by a car. The driver was arrested for driving drunk. Through a ...
Boys made to work at park to compensate for vandalism
from the article in Ripley and Heanor News: Three teenagers from Amber Valley have been helping rangers at Shipley Country Park as recompense for damaging a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Restorative justice
from Susan Lee Giles' article on My Roseville: When he joined the congregation for a Sunday service they saw a quiet, shy young man barely past boyhood. As ...
Grey's Anatomy star Kim Raver talks about film role based on Victoria mom
from the article by Michael D. Reid in Times Colonist: ....Raver plays a crusading widow based on Katy Hutchison, the Victoria mother of two who became an ...
Youths who broke into Pendle firm apologise
from the article in Lancashire Telegraph: A gang of youths which drove a forklift truck around a factory after breaking in have been forced to meet with ...
A justice system that focuses on the victim, as well as the offender
From the article by Harvey Voogd in the Edmonton Journal: When a crime occurs, it does not affect just one person, but also impacts their family members ...
Warren, Jenifer. A Journey Toward Healing. Restorative justice brings crime victims and perpetrators together to confront the loss. It's helping one grieving widow find forgiveness.
Deep inside this infamous old prison, Patty O'Reilly stands before eight men doing hard time, her shoulders slumped, a man's gold wedding band hanging from a ...
Ebbels, Kelly. Circle of justice
Twenty years ago, elders and community leaders at Hollow Water teamed up with social services counsellors and launched what Hardisty describes as a ...
Editor. How restorative justice turned my life around.
Crime was a way of life for Peter Woolf - until he met two of his victims. Seeing their pain, the tough guy crumpled. He tells how their friendship turned his ...
Libin, Kevin. Sentencing circles for aboriginals: Good justice?
Barry Stuart wishes he had never called them "sentencing circles." The former Yukon judge was the first in Canada to implement the controversial practice, ...
Libin, Kevin. Sentencing circles for aboriginals: Good justice?
Barry Stuart wishes he had never called them "sentencing circles." The former Yukon judge was the first in Canada to implement the controversial practice, ...
Long, Hank. A circle of healing.
The Yukon is a long way from Washington County. But a traditional practice of restorative justice used by the native populations in the westernmost Canadian ...
Houppert, Karen. The Truth About Forgivenes.
This newspaper account follows the journey of one father after his son was murdered by a neighbour.
Stanley, J. Adrian. Long path to redemption.
Jonathan Price had spoken for more than the allotted three minutes. He glanced over, and noticed someone had unplugged the timer. The state lawmakers ...
Tevlin, Jon. Gunshot took her son, but forgiveness finally came.
This news story highlights one woman's journey to healing after the murder of her son. A restorative encounter with the young man responsible for the crime ...
Wolfe, Rayne. From tragedy to forgiveness, with a stop at San Quentin.
Patty O’Reilly has participated in two pilot programs, the Victim-Offender Dialogue Program through the State of California and Victim-Offender Education Group ...