Conferences
VI International Conference of the World Mediation Forum.
Israel, 16 Oct 2007 - 18 Oct 2007
The central theme will be "The Multicultural Spectrum of Mediation."

Summer School 2007 "On Moving Forward"
Riga, Latvia, 27 Jun 2007 - 01 Jul 2007
Organized by the European Forum for Restorative Justice, the summer school’s purpose is threefold: 1) to provide a supportive environment for trainers and mediators to share their experiences of training modules and methodological skills in mediation; 2) to explore and adapt the European Forum recommendations on training programmes; and 3) to motivate trainers and mediators to have more international exchange.

Improving Citizenship and Restoring Community Danubius Hotel Flamenco, Budapest, Hungray,
07 Nov 2007 - 09 Nov 2007
The 10th International Institute for Restorative Practices World Conference.

Full-Text Documents

Ridell, Jennifer. Addressing Crimes Against International Law: Rwanda’s Gacaca in Practice. LL.M Thesis. University of Aberdeen.

Abstracts

Aertsen, Ivo (2006). "Victim-offender mediation with serious offences" In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 75-84

Ahmed, Eliza and Braithwaite, Valerie (2006). Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Shame: Three Key Variables in Reducing School Bullying. Journal of Social Issues. 62(2): 347-370.

Beck, Elizabeth and Britto, Sarah and Andrews, Arlene (2007). In the Shadow of Death: Restorative Justice and Death Row Families. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press.

Blackburn, Charles Flint (2005). The Effects of Victim Awareness versus Decision-Making Enhancement Training on the Moral Development, Moral Agency, and Behavior of Adolescent Offenders. Raleigh, North Carolina:A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of North Carolina State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Doctor of Philosophy.

Brown, Betty (2006). Victim and Restorative Justice Programs in the Iowa Department of Corrections. Crime Victims Report. 10(5): 67,68,77

Burns, Jaime Lynn (2006). Families of Homicide Victims Speak: An Examination of Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System and Capital Punishment. PhD Dissertation. Graduate College of Oklahoma State University.

Chi Do, Thanh (2006). Impact of Crimes on Victims: An Evaluation Study of a Victim Awareness Class Based on a Balanced and Restorative Justice Model. PhD Dissertation. California School of Professional Psychology. Alliant International University.

Council of Europe (2006). "Crime Policy in Europe" Council of Europe. Crime Policy in Europe. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing

De Leo, Francesco and Michelini, Gualtiero and Del Tufo, Mariavaleria and Patrone, Francesco (2006). "Treatment of persons co-operating with the judicial authorities and witnesses: The Italian system and good practices" In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 189-208

Delbos, Vincent (2006). "Community service as means of restoring civic dialogue after offending" In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 87-100

Denning, C. Holly (2006). Hurricane Katrina, Environmental Racism & Restorative and Community Justice. Voma Connections. Spring 2006, Number 23. pp. 3, 4, 12.

Doerfler, David (2006). On Becoming a Wounded Healer. Crime Victims Report. 10(5): 65,66,77.

Dunkel, Frieder (2006). "Reducing tension and improving rehabilitation by opening prisons: day leave and prison furloughs in Germany" In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 159-177

Dunkel, Frieder (2006). "Reducing the population of fine defaulters in prisons: experiences with community service in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany) In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 127-137

Farrington, David P and Welsh, Brandon C. (2006). A Half Century of Randomized Experiments on Crime and Justice. Crime and Justice. 34:55.

Gilligan, James and Lee, Brandy (2004). Beyond the Prison Paradigm: From Provoking Violence to Preventing It by Creating “Anti-Prisons” (Residential Colleges and Therapeutic Communities). Annals of the New York Academy of Science. 1036:300-324.

Greenwood, Jean (2005). The Circle Process: A Path for Restorative Dialogue. Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. Saint Paul, Minnesota: University of Minnesota.

Haller, Birgitt and Pelikan, Christa and Smutny, Petra (2006). "The Austrian Protection against Domestic Violence Act. 1996" In,Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Stragbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp.37-46

Hansen, Toran (2005). The Gacaca Tribunals in Post-Genocide Rwanda. Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. Saint Paul, Minnesota: University of Minnesota.

Hansen, Toran (2006). Restorative Justice in Eastern Europe. Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. Saint Paul, Minnesota: University of Minnesota.

Judicial Council of California (2006). Balanced and Restorative Justice: an information manual for California. Judicial Council of California/Administrative Office of the Courts.

Kensey, Annie (2006). "Conditional release and the prevention of reoffending" In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 181-186

Koss, Mary. Restorative Justice for Sex Crimes Outside the Context of Intimate Partner Violence. Unpublished Manuscript. Tuscon Arisona: RESTORE programme. Univeristy of Arizona.

Lappi-Seppala, Tapio (2006). "Reducing the prison population: long-term experiences from Finland" In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 139-155

Nelson, Tanya (2006). Meeting Offenders: How a Restorative Justice Program Changed a Robbery Victim’s Life. Crime Victims Report. 10(5): 70,74,75..

Pelikan, Christa (2006). "The impact of Council of Europe Recommendation No. R (99) 19 on mediation in penal matters" In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 49-72

Ribeaud, Denis and Killias, Martin and Aebi, Marcelo F. (2006). "Long-term effects of heroin prescription on patients' offending behaviour" In,Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Stragbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 27-35

Sawatsky, Jarem. (2006). Culture as Seedbed of Change Voma Connections. Spring 2006, Number 23. pp.7-8.

Shapland, Joanna and Dignan, James and Atkinson, Helen and Sorsby, Angela and Johnstone, Jennifer and Howes, Marie and Colledge, Emily and Atkinson, Anne and Robinson, Gwen and Chapman, Becca (2006). Restorative justice in practice. The second report from the evaluation of three schemes. Sheffield, UK: Centre for Criminological Research University of Sheffield.

Shichor, David (2006). The Meaning and Nature of Punishment. Long Grove, Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc.

Sider, Nancy Good (2005). Peacebuilders Healing Trauma: The Journey from Victim to Survivor to Provider. PhD Dissertation. Graduate College. Union Institute and University. Cincinnati, OH.

Sivasubramaniam, Diane and Goodman-Delahunty, Jane (2006). Trust and Power-Distance: A Psychological Perspective on Fairness in Restorative Justice Conferences. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. 13(2):203. 219.

Skelton, Ann and Batley, Mike (2006). Charting Progress, Mapping the Future: Restorative Justice in South Africa. Pretoria: Restorative JusticeCentre and Institute for Security Studies.

Stassen, Glen H. (2006). Living the Sermon on the Mount: A Practical Hope for Grace and Deliverance. Enduring Questions in Christian Life Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Strahl, Barbara T. (2006). Nevada Program Uses Mediation to Assist the Homecoming of Released Prisoners Voma Connections. Spring 2006, Number 23. pp.1, 10-11.

Tournier, Pierre V. (2006). "Aspects of good practice in the criminal justice system" In,Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Stragbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 19-27

Umbreit, Mark S and Ritter, Rina (2004). Palestinian Offenders Meet Israeli Victim: Restorative Family Dialogue in Israel. Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. Saint Paul, Minnesota: University of Minnesota.

Urban, Lynn S and Burge, Sara E. (2006). Victim/Offender Mediation in St. Louis: An Assessment. Justice Research and Policy. 8(2): 89-113.

 Válková, Helena and Hulmáková, Jana (2006). "The Czech Republic's path from correction to alternatives" In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 103-117

Ventura, Holly Elizabeth (2006). Restorative Justice and Youth Courts: An Examination of Implementation Intensity, Recidivism, and Accountability. PhD Dissertation. Department of Sociology. University of South Carolina.

von Hofer, Hanns (2006). "Imprisonment for non-payment of fines in Sweden" In, Crime Policy in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing pp. 119-124.

Wilson, Robin J and Prinzo, Michelle and McWhinnie, Andrew and Picheca, Janice E. and Cortoni, Franca (2007). Circles of Support and Accountability: Engaging Community Volunteers in the Management of High-Risk Sexual Offenders. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice. 46(1): 1-15.

Wolff, Patrick M (2006). Restorative Justice Defuses Conflicts Surrounding Middle School Riot oma Connections. Spring 2006, Number 23. pp. 5,8.

April 2007