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McCold, P., J. Llewellyn, and D.Van Ness. 2007. An Introduction to Restorative Peacebuilding. Briefing Paper 1. Restorative Peacebuilding Project. Working Party on Restorative Justice. Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (NY).

The work of peacebuilding in postconflict societies presents significant challenges and opportunities. This paper introduces restorative peacebuilding, and explores its implications for the work of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (Commission) and postconflict societies. This is the first of a series of papers to provide information and support to post-conflict societies and to the Commission regarding the use of restorative justice in the work of peacebuilding. It is offered as an invitation to explore a new way of thinking about justice, and to initiate dialogue about restorative peacebuilding. (excerpt)

McCold, Paul. Overview of mediation, conferencing, and circles

McCold begins his overview of certain restorative justice processes by presenting a typology of restorative justice practices – a typology oriented around the inclusion of the victim, the offender, and their “communities of care.”

McElrea, FWM. The Crown v Junior Sami

Notes of Judge FWM McElrea on Sentencing

McElrea, FWM. “Win-Win" Solutions to School Conflict

a keynote address given at Contemporary Issues in Education Law: Strategies for Best Practice. Sydney, Australia, 7-9 July 1997

McElrea, FWM. 2006. Auckland City Council v B&C Shaw Ltd. And George Bernard Shaw. Notes of Judge FWM McElrea on Sentencing. District Court at Auckland. CRN: 2004502435, 5003402436.

These sentencing notes discuss the elements of an environmental case in which a property developer was accused of removing a tree from his property that was protected by local ordinance and considered important by community members. In his sentencing notes, Judge McElrea outlines the process of encounter between the defendant and community members, the public expression of apology and desire to make things right, and the agreement developed to respond to the offense.

McElrea, FWM. A Christian Approach to Conflict Resolution

In this paper, McElrea considers restorative justice as a New Testament or Christian approach to conflict resolution.

McElrea, FWM. Accountabilty in the Community: Taking Responsibility for Offending.

A paper prepared for the Legal Research Foundation's Conference Re-thinking Criminal Justice : a Conference on New Initiatives in Criminal Justice 12 and 13 May 1995 Auckland, New Zealand.

McElrea, FWM. Address to Senior School Prizegiving – Kristen School

In this address, McElrea speaks about the learning through experience that can happen in an encounter between victims and offenders.

McElrea, FWM. and Jackie Katounas. Restorative Justice in Prisons -- A New Zealand Experience

In this article, Katounas and McElrea offer a description of a restorative justice pilot project in a New Zealand prison.

McElrea, FWM. Justice in the Community: The New Zealand Experience

Under the Children Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989 offending by "young persons" - ie young people of at least 14 years of age but under 17 - is the jurisdiction of a specialist Youth Court. Potentially this court can deal with all offences except murder and manslaughter, although very serious offences such as rape are usually referred on to the adult courts. In deciding whether a disputed charge is proved the adversary system is maintained in full (with one exception, concerning pleading, which I mention later), however in disposing of admitted or proved offences a radically new system is in force. The key component is the Family Group Conference ("FGC"), convened and facilitated by a Youth Justice Coordinator, a Department of Social Welfare employee.

McElrea, FWM. Partners or Adversaries?

Address at JUST PEACE? Peace Making and Peace Building for the New Millennium an international conference held at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand. 24-28 April 2000.

McElrea, FWM. Rape: Ten Years' Progress?

In this 1996 presentation, McElrea discusses the possible relevance that restorative justice could have to rape cases.

McElrea, FWM. Restorative Corrections?

Paper prepared for the 4th Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association. 19-23 October 2002 Noodwijkerhout Netherlands.

McElrea, FWM. Restorative Justice - A New Zealand Perspective

A paper for the conference Modernising Criminal Justice - New World Challenges London, 16-20 June 2002.

McElrea, FWM. Restorative Justice and Sexual Abuse – a New Zealand Perspective

Paper given at the symposium of The Australian & New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. Auckland, New Zealand 17 April 2004

McElrea, FWM. Restorative Justice- A Peace Making Process.

A paper presented at a LEADR International Conference Perth, Australia May 1997.

McElrea, FWM. Restorative Process and Outcome: Emerging Theories of Restorative Interventions.

Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Restorative Justice for Juveniles Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 7-9 1998.

McElrea, FWM. Restoring Justice

Address made to the Law Forum 2001, Organisation of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations’ Fourth Conference. 24 - 26 May 2001. Nassau, Bahamas.

McElrea, FWM. Roles of the Community and Government.

Paper presented at Second International Conference on Restorative Justice for Juveniles Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 7-9 1998.

McElrea, FWM. Sentencing the New Dimensions.

New Zealand Law Society Seminar. March. 2003.