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Doing justice honourably
from Janet Sim Elder's post on Per Crucem ad Lucem:
A crucial question in this election year is how do we do justice honourably with both victims and offenders? How can recidivism continue downwards and how do public attitudes change to being solidly evidence-based? How do we face the challenge of changing the justice landscape? Can we provide the moral courage to help our society take steps towards a more just and merciful society?
Jul 19, 2011 Region: Pacific, Biblical, Religion, Country:New Zealand, Victim
New Zealand: Rethinking contributes to Circles of Support and Accountability
from the newsletter of Rethinking Crime and Punishment:
Developed by a Mennonite community in Canada in the 1990's, COSA are groups of volunteers from the community into which the offender is released. They meet with a sex offender regularly, provide support for their reintegration and at the same time, hold them accountable for their actions. The volunteers receive extensive training and are fully informed of the offender's history, patterns of offending and the thoughts and behaviours that are likely to signal regression. The Circles begin working with the offender before they are released and are headed by a Circle Coordinator who is connected to other relevant agencies and professionals (e.g. probations, the police and clinicians) calling upon their support and advice as required.
Jul 14, 2011 Country:New Zealand, Offender, Community, Case:Sexual
