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The story of a wounded healer
From the article by Jackie Katounas in Issue 79 of the Rethinking Crime and Punishment Newsletter:
For the best part of 25 years I was a career criminal, and often a prisoner - with little insight into the effects of my offending and limited respect for myself or others.
I am not an academic and I have had limited tertiary education. Instead my training and credibility has grown out of the harshness of my own life experiences.
Sep 29, 2010 Country:New Zealand, Region: Pacific, Story, Offender
Police-referred restorative justice for juveniles in Australia
from the forward to the article by Kelly Richards in Trends and Issues:
This preliminary paper provides an overview of the legislative and policy context of restorative justice measures for juveniles in each Australian state and territory, highlighting the diverse characteristics of current restorative practices. Further, it provides an indication of the numbers and characteristics of juveniles who are referred by police to restorative justice measures and the offence types for which they are most commonly referred.
Sep 09, 2010 Region: Pacific, Country:Australia, Legislation, Government
News about abusive texts stuns parents of dead girl
from Michael Dickison's article in the New Zealand Herald:
The parents of a 15-year-old girl walked out of court yesterday when they learned that their daughter's lover stood by and watched his wife send abusive texts to her.
The girl killed herself days later.
In the Rotorua District Court, Pelesasa Tiumalu, 28, was jailed for four years and three months for having sex with an underage girl.
Sep 03, 2010 Country:New Zealand, Region: Pacific, Story
