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Harris,Scott. Learning to Live with Evil.

N.T Wright’s latest book, Evil and the Justice of God, is an invitation to the Christian community at large to revisit the problem of evil. As a response to his own theological journey as well as the relatively recent barrage of international examples of evil, Wright enters into an open-ended academic dialogue wherein he tables his own well-reasoned reflections on the topic. More importantly, though, the pastoral quality of his writing solicits various potentially broader audiences to consider, for themselves, whether evil is real and how scripture informs our understanding and response to the issue. He proposes both a renewed Christian rubric for understanding and talking about evil and teases out the implications for Christian action in three areas.

Haverty, Martin. 2008. Implementing Restorative Justice in Ireland – Considerations facing the National Commission on Restorative Justice.

In March 2007, Ireland established the National Commission on Restorative Justice to explore the possibilities for implementing restorative justice in Ireland. To date, the Commission has published an interim report with recommendations and continues its work until mid-year 2009. This article describes the work of the Commission.

Hayden, Carol. (2010). A tale of two projects: Critical reflections on researching restorative approaches in schools and children's residential care. Seminar Three: Inter-disciplinary perspectives on restorative approaches to conflict in schools, 14 Sept

This paper reflects on using Restorative Approaches (RAs) with children and researching their impact. It draws on two research projects in different settings funded by local authorities, using different restorative approaches: FGCs (Family Group Conferences) in mainstream schools (see Hayden, 2009) and Restorative Justice in children’s residential care (Hayden and Gough, 2010). The paper sets out to consider how these two practical projects understood, used and demonstrated key values and practices associated with Restorative Approaches. In so doing it considers the transferability of Restorative Approaches to different contexts that care for children. Considerations to do with research design and ‘findings’ are presented to encourage discussion about how we go about researching RAs in a climate where performance management strongly influences ‘success’ criteria and how Children’s Services have to operate. (excerpt)

Headley, William. Catholic Relief Services' Contribution to International Peacemaking

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is no stranger to war. It came into existence because of conflict. The year was 1943. It was the end of World War II. The Catholic Church in the United States wanted to aid in the relief of war-ravaged Europe. CRS, then called War Relief Service, a part of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, was the United States Catholic institutional response.

Heinrich, Stefanie. 2008. Filling the Gap- Or: The Role of Restorative Transitional Justice Mechanisms? Paper presented at the 8th annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology. Edinburg. 3-5 September.

This paper explores potentials and pitfalls for various transitional justice mechanisms such as tribunals and truth commissions.

Hicks, Thaddeus D. Ideas for Effective Protest

If you have been involved in restorative justice work for any length of time you have probably been involved in some type of heated discussion about it. It might have been a debate, a letter to the editor, or just a talk with a person in line at the grocery store. Through each of these interactions there’s a real opportunity to get your point across to the listener, but there are some ways that are a little more effective than others. While this article isn’t exhaustive I’ve listed a few things that we need to keep in mind. If we all follow these ideas when we take a stand, our time spent speaking will be more beneficial to the cause. (excerpt)

Hook, Melissa And Seymour, Anne. Offender reentry requires attention to victim safety

In this article Hook and Seymour address issues concerning the rights and safety of victims when offenders leave prison and reenter societ

Howley, Pat. 2007. Incorporating Custom Law into State Law in Melanesia. Paper presented as part of the International Diploma in Restorative Justice at Queens University, 10 July 2007.

In this paper, Pat Howley tells the story of his involvement in the Bougainville peace process and the revival of custom law and practices in resolving conflict.

Iivari, Juhani. Victim-offender mediation in Finland

Juhani Iivari examines the history and current state of victim-offender mediation in Finland.

Iivari, Juhani. Victim-Offender Mediation- An Alternative, An Addition or Nothing but a Rubbish Bin in Relation to Legal Proceedings?

This paper is a result of the research Iivari did for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. He discusses the need for regulation and institutionalization in the mediation system.

Iivari, Juhani.Challenges of Organizing Victim-Offender Mediation in Finland

This short article reports on a study commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The project focused on the present situation surrounding mediation and possible options for organizing mediation.

Independent Academic Research Studies. (2011). Re: Replacement of the EU Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA on the Standing of Victims by proposed Directive on Victims. Response to the European Commission, DG Justice B‐1049 Brussels, Belgium.

Independent Academic Research Studies (see Annex A) welcomes the Commission’s intention and initiatives to strengthen the position of victims in the criminal justice system. As a pan‐European, evidence based think‐tank with expertise in youth matters, we also strongly agree and support the Commission’s statement that victims, which includes young people, must be protected and enjoy minimum level of rights and human rights without discrimination across the EU irrespective of their nationality or country of residence. However, we are concerned with the proposed Directive on Victims aiming to replace Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA. We strongly support the statement submitted by the European Forum of Restorative Justice. (excerpt)

Institute of World Affairs. Community-building in post-war Lebanon: A project to enhance ethnic tolerance and civic identity

The Institute of World Affairs is engaged in a multi-year project to assist in the reconciliation and return of displaced villagers to their homes in a region east of Beirut, Lebanon.

International Conference on Restorative Justice. Leuven Communiqué

Note: the Fifth International Conference on Restorative Justice was held at Leuven University, Belgium, on 16 - 19 September 2001. The participants were practitioners and researchers from over 20 countries. They support justice systems that bring together those harmed, the people causing the harm and their communities to understand what has happened and what needs to be done to handle conflicts.

Johnson, David W. and Johnson, Roger T. (2010). Restorative conflict in schools: Necessary roles of cooperative learning and constructive conflict. Seminar Three: Inter-disciplinary perspectives on restorative approaches to conflict in schools. 14 Sept.

In order for restorative justice to be effective, schools must be dominated by cooperative learning and constructive conflict resolution. In order to understand the truth of this statement, it is necessary to review (a) the nature of restorative justice and how it fits into an overall view of justice, (b) social interdependence theory, the theory underlying restorative justice, cooperation, and constructive conflict, (c) the need for a cooperative context in order for restorative justice to occur, (d) the use of integrative negotiations and peer mediation in restoring justice, (e) the use of constructive controversy to make decisions about how justice may be restored, and (f) the development of civic values. (excerpt)

Johnston, Bradley. Justice that Heals: The Ten Words and Restorative Justice: Towards a Strategy for Compassionate Absolutes

We will seek to demonstrate that criminal justice theory should be grounded in the Ten Words God gave as part of His love-law revelation from Mount Sinai (sec. 2). Second, we will argue that modern-day restorative justice theory best executes the love-law vision of a Gracious God because it views criminal acts comprehensively as harmful to relationships and needing healing, not merely as abstract lawbreaking (sec. 3, 4).

Kelly, Russ. This is my story...mylife!

As a teenager, Russ Kelly and a friend went on a vandalism spree damaging the propety of 22 victims. In his pre-sentence report, the probation officer handling the case suggested that the two young offenders meet their victims and pay restitution. In this article, Kelly tells of the path that led to his offense and the impact of meeting with his victims.

Khan, Malik S World Muslim Congress

At the time of this speech, Malik S. Khan was the Permanent United Nations Representative from the World Muslim Congress. He spoke in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on September 1, 2001, against targets in the United States.

King, Sue. Social Work and Restorative Justice.

In this paper I will explore briefly the forces that are leading to interest in Restorative Justice in a number of countries where the adversarial justice system has been the norm. I will consider the contribution that Restorative Justice could make to developing community capacity and explore questions arising from the conceptualisation of communities by restorative justice theoreticians. Finally I will touch on the implications for social work of a restorative justice model.

Konkel, August. Biblical Perspective on Prison

The word prison occurs many times in the scriptures. Yet what we mean by prison would have been shocking to the peoples of ancient cultures. They could never have conceived of what we do with prisons.