Alphabetical Listing

Alphabetical listing of restorative justice websites highlighted on RJ Online.

University of Hull, MA in Restorative Justice

The Masters in Restorative Justice programme will encompass all of the following: the key ideas and values of restorative justice; the historical development of restorative justice and its range of contemporary applications; the relationship of restorative justice to traditional conceptions of criminal justice; the nature of the key practices of restorative justice, such as conferencing, victim-offender mediation and circle processes; the knowledge and skills required to evaluate critically the ideas and practices of restorative justice; the aims and methods of research into restorative justice; what we know about the effects of restorative justice. (excerpt from site)

Victim Offender Mediation Association

VOMA is a membership organization of persons involved in or interested in victim offender mediation. The site contains information about the association, copies of its publications, its recommended ethical guidelines, and several papers.

Victorian Association for Restorative Justice

The Victorian Association for Restorative Justice (VARJ) represents restorative practitioners, thinkers and policy makers in Victoria. The aim of the association is to promote and support best practice in all forms of restorative practice. (excerpt from site).

VORP Information and Resource Center

The VORP Information and Resource Center is a resource, training and service providing organization. The Director, Marty Price, specializes in drunk driving fatality cases. The site includes articles, papers, links and organizational information.

W. Haywood Burns Institute

The Burns Institute is a new voice in juvenile justice that addresses the needs of poor youth and young people of color, their families, and communities. The Burns Institute also sponsors dialog on restorative justice.

Youth Justice Board-Restorative Justice

The Youth Justice Board is an integral part of the juvenile justice system in England and Wales. This section on restorative justice provides information about the governments objectives, guidelines, and descriptions of programmes.

Youth Restorative Action Project

YRAP is a Youth Justice Committee, which originated in Edmonton and is now located in Ottawa as well, and is sanctioned under section 18 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. YRAP is the first committee of its kind mandated to work, in Youth Court, with Young People who have caused harm as a result of racism, intolerance, and significant social issues. YRAP meets with young offenders to discuss the harm that has been caused by criminal action, and come up with creative, effective resolutions to repair the harm and address the actions of the youth, in a way which is both educational and rehabilitative. In addition, YRAP is the world's only Youth Justice Committee made up entirely of youth members (ages 15-24) all of whom come from diverse ethnic, social and economic backgrounds, and share a common wish to make a positive impact for their community. (description from website)