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- Written by John Braithwaite
John Braithwaite, Australian National University, discusses how community involvement and empowerment in restorative justice processes can improve democractic participation and democratic competence. Presented at the "Building Strong Partnerships for Restorative Practices" Conference, August 5-7, 1999, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Written by Berma Bushie
Berma Bushie of the Community Holistic Circle Healing project in Hollow Water, Manitoba, describes the use of healing circles as a response to sexual abuse in an Aboriginal community.
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- Written by Paul McCold
Paul McCold presents a broad overview of restorative justice practice during the last 30 years. Presented at the "Building Strong Partnerships for Restorative Practices" Conference, August 5-7, 1999, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Written by Joan Pennell
Joan Pennell, North Carolina State University, considers the difficulties in mainstreaming family group conferencing and proposes a partnership approach for respecting the integrity of its philosophy and practice. Presented at the "Building Strong Partnerships for Restorative Practices" Conference, August 5-7, 1999, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Written by John Gorczyk
Paper by John Gorczyk presented at the "Building Strong Partnerships for Restorative Practices" Conference, August 5-7, 1999, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Written by Paul Nixon
Paul Nixon, Hampshire County Council Social Services Department, UK, trace the connections between the individual, familial community, professional, organizational and political issues affecting the practice and development of family group conferences in the UK. Presented at the "Building Strong Partnerships for Restorative Practices" Conference, August 5-7, 1999, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Written by John Braithwaite
The draft version of this paper by Professor John Braithwaite from the Australian National University is no longer available as a download. It has, however, been published by the University of Chicago Press.
The publication details are as follows:
Crime and Justice, volume 25: An annual review of research / Michael Tonry (ed.)448 p. (est.) 1999.
Cloth US$46.00 ; ISBN 0 226 80847 5
Abstract:
For years this distinguished series has provided scholars and practitioners with timely, cross-disciplinary reviews of research on some of today''s most pressing policy issues. Volume 25 includes articles by Jeffery A Fagan and James Freeman on crime and work; John Braithwaite on restorative justice; Josine Junger-Tas and Ineke Haen Marshall on self-report methodology in crime research; Roger Lane on the history of murder in America; James B Jacobs and Lauryn P Gouldin on Cosa Nostra; Brandon C. Welsh and David P Farrington on monetary costs and benefits of crime prevention programs; and Francis T Cullen, Bonnie Fisher, and Brandon Applegate on public opinion about crime and the criminal justice system.
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- Written by Ted Wachtel
By Ted Wachtel, President, International Institute for Restorative Practices, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Paper presented at the "Reshaping Australian Institutions Conference: Restorative Justice and Civil Society," The Australian National University, Canberra, February 16-18, 1999.
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- Written by Ted Wachtel
An introduction to restorative practices, the underlying philosophy of SaferSanerSchools, by Ted Wachtel, President, International Institute for Restorative Practices, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Adapted from paper presented at the “Reshaping Australian Institutions Conference: Restorative Justice and Civil Society,” The Australian National University, Canberra, February 16-18, 1999. Also available as Adobe Acrobat (".pdf") file. (Size 29K)
Restorative Practices in Business: Building a Community for Learning and Change Within Organizations
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- Written by Ted Wachtel
In this paper Ted Wachtel, president of IIRP, discusses the application of restorative practices in business organizations.
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