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Punishment v. restoration: A comparative analysis of juvenile delinquency law in the United States and Mexico
from the article by Beth Caldwell in the Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law:
....Within Mexico, the State of Oaxaca has developed a code that incorporates these human rights principles and sets forth procedures for using restorative justice conferences as an alternative to the adversarial court system.... Oaxaca’s approach exemplifies the restorative model contemplated in Mexico’s national constitutional reforms.
Aug 08, 2012 Juvenile, Practice, Region: North America and Caribbean, Country:USA, Country:Mexico
Restorative practices in Latin America
from part one of the two part article by Joshua Wachtel:
Throughout Latin America, there are growing efforts to confront the social consequences of poverty and violence. Restorative practices provides an outlook that is appealing to many who are working to bring people together to resolve problems and transform the nature of society.
Miguel Tello, originally from Mexico, now lives and works in San Jose, Costa Rica. Tello first got involved with the IIRP when he contacted IIRP founder Ted Wachtel for permission to translate Wachtel’s article “Restorative Justice in Everyday Life” into Spanish to use at a Prison Fellowship International conference. Tello then took IIRP trainings and became an IIRP trainer.
Sep 15, 2011 Country:Peru, Country:Panama, Country:Nicaragua, Country:Brazil, Region: Latin America, Country:Colombia, Country:Mexico
Mexico and New Orleans Learn About Restorative Practices
From the 11 June Restorative Practices E-Forum by Laura Mirsky:
Both Mexico and New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, are experiencing high incidences of crime and violence. To find new ways to deal with this issue, participants from both locations recently attended special four-day immersion events at the IIRP’s Bethlehem campus. An April 26-29 event involved 30 criminal and juvenile justice officials from 10 states in Mexico; a May 11-14 immersion included 15 educators and youth-justice professionals from New Orleans.
Both groups spent two days visiting the IIRP’s model program schools for at-risk youth, operated by Community Service Foundation and Buxmont Academy (CSF Buxmont), and two days training in restorative practices. The participants were very excited about what they observed and learned, and most are hoping to begin implementing restorative practices when they return home.
The seeds for the Mexicans’ visit were planted when John Bailie, IIRP director of trainers and lecturer at the IIRP Graduate School, presented a paper at the First International Restorative Justice Conference: Humanizing the Approach to Criminal Justice, in Oaxaca, Mexico, in September 2008. Subsequently, Nancy Flemming, coordinator of the alternative justice area of MSI’s (Management Systems International) Programa de Apoyo para el Estado de Derecho en México [Support Program for the Rule of Law in Mexico — PRODERECHO] project, funded by USAID organized the IIRP visit to help immersion attendees find ways to improve their respective states’ criminal justice systems. This undertaking was mandated by a 2006 amendment to the Mexican constitution requiring states to reform their penal codes to make them more effective and more humane — to include oral trials, the right to legal counsel and other legal prerogatives. Many of the immersion participants are involved in this reform process, in a variety of ways.
Jun 16, 2010 Region: Latin America, Region: North America and Caribbean, Country:USA, Country:Mexico
Trauma and Restorative Justice
From Beth Caldwell's blog post at Visions of Justice:
I was given a wonderful opportunity in December. Proderecho, the organization in Oaxaca that has helped to connect me to the people and agencies responsible for juvenile justice here, invited me to participate in a course entitled “Seminars on Trauma and Resilience.” My classmates were a group of inspiring women, and two men, working in NGOs in Oaxaca, and in the state prosecutor’s office. The facilitators of the workshop were from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
The central emphasis of the seminar is that trauma – when unresolved – leads to the infliction of further pain. This pain can be manifested internally – in the form of depression, self-harm, anxiety, relationship problems, and emotional difficulties. It can also be manifested externally, and can often cause those who have been victimized to act out towards others as victimizers.
Jan 14, 2010 Region: Latin America, Trauma, Country:Mexico
Mexico training public servants in restorative justice
From 12 October to 6 November, the Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado (PGJE—State Attorney General) of the Mexican State of Oaxaca, in conjunction with the non-governmental organisation Proderecho, hosted diploma course featuring restorative justice and several alternative dispute resolution processes. The course, “Managing conflicts: negotiation, mediation, and restorative justice,” provided an overview of the dynamics of personal and group conflicts and different conflict resolution processes.
Nov 12, 2009 Region: Latin America, Country:Mexico
