More on the meme, restorative justice and social media

from Kris Miner's entry on Restorative Justice and Circles:

Meme: Memes are contagious patterns of cultural information that are passed from mind to mind and that directly shape and generate key actions and mindsets of a social group. Memes include popular tunes, catch-phrases, clothing fashions, architectural styles, ways of doing things, and so on.

Mar 05, 2012 Definition, Distinguishing, Theory

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Review: Restorative justice in practice: Evaluating what works for victims and offenders.

by Eric Assur

Three British criminology researchers and educators, affiliated with the University of Sheffield, have offered a very rich book on the use of victim-offender mediation programs (what they call schemes) in adult criminal justice venues in England. 

Most early Restorative Justice (RJ) writing has focused on juvenile justice programs, generally with a concentration on diversionary approaches for first time offenders. The Shapland, Robinson and Sorsby book looks exclusively and intensely at three ‘schemes’ and several hundred ‘cases’ involving adults. The criminal justice programs they studied were funded by the British Ministry of Justice – Home Office between 2001 and 2008.  They worked with adults at arrest, while going through the courts and even with some while imprisoned.  

Mar 02, 2012 Conference, Practice, Country:England&Wales, Book Review, Mediation, Region: Europe, Report, Correspondent:Eric Assur, Evaluation

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More action needed to bolster good behavior

from the article by Alan J. Borsuk in the Journel Sentinel:

I don't know exactly what happened during a funeral at a church at N. 53rd and W. Burleigh streets last Tuesday, but I know it was bad.

I know a lot more about what happened in the library at Bradley Tech High School the next morning, and I know it was good.

Mar 01, 2012 School, Practice, Region: North America and Caribbean, Policy, Teacher

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