Conferences

Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA, 05 May 2008 - 13 Jun 2008
The 13th annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute, a program of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, will be held from May 5 to June 13, 2008. Three 7-day sessions and one 5-day session, each with six intensive courses running concurrently, will be offered for academic credit or as professional training for practitioners at various experience and skill levels. An interactive approach is used in the classroom to draw upon the rich experiences of the participants as well as the instructors.

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Victorian Association for Restorative Justice
The Victorian Association for Restorative Justice (VARJ) represents restorative practitioners, thinkers and policy makers in Victoria. The aim of the association is to promote and support best practice in all forms of restorative practice. (excerpt from site).

Added Abstracts

Aertsen, Ivo and Van Garsse, Leo (2006). Restorative Justice and More Serious Offences: Beyond the Diversion-Inclusion Debate. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Arend, Orissa (2007). The Death and Resurrection of a Catholic Parish in Post-Katrina New Orleans. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring):7,8.

Baron, Linda (2007). Fourteen Months in a FEMA Field Office: A Special Kind of Community Mediation. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring): 3, 4, 8.

Blood, Peta (2006). The Implementation of Restorative Practices in Schools. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Booth, Cherie (2007). Lent Talks: Cherie Booth. British Broadcasting Corporation.

Bradt, Lieve and Vettenburg, Nicole and Roose, Rudi (2007). Relevant Others in Restorative Practices for Minors: For What Purposes? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 40(3):291-312.

Branca, Laura and Edmonds, Kirby (2006). Facilitating a Collaborative Inter-Agency Effort. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 2(Fall):3-4,14.

Buntix, Kristel (2006). Mediation in Homicide Cases: Opportunities and Risks. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Carvalho, Millicent (2006). Building Relationships across Race, Ethnic Differences: VOMA and PRASI Collaborative Training Restorative Justice and Anti-Racism Training Work Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 1(Summer):13.

Chapman, Alice and McAllister, Mary Jo (2006). No soft solution, the effectiveness of youth conferencing in Northern Ireland -- How victims and offenders of serious crime prefer it to the traditional system. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Chapman, Tim (2006). Learning to be Restorative. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Christy, Lotte (2006). Dilemmas and Possibilities in Mediation Programmes for 12-15 Year Old Youngsters. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Colvin, Christopher J. (2000). 'We Are Still Struggling': Storytelling, Reparations and Reconciliation after the TRC. Cape Town: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.

Daelemans, Ann (2006). Guiding the Change Process in Belgian Prisons Towards a Restorative Prison Policy. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

de Vanna, Ilaria (2006). School Mediation in the Province of Bari. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

de Villette, Thérèse (2006). Victim Offender Encounters in Cases of Long-Term Sentences in the Restorative Justice Center Program at Montreal. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Dove, Sabrina (2006). AmeriCorps Members Use Mediation Skills to Help Heal New Orleans. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 1(Summer):7, 14.

Duffy, Liz (2006). Support and Supervision. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Fellegi, Borbála (2006). The 4-Way Interaction of Morality, Neutralization, Shame and Bonds. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Gabbay, Zvi (2005). Justifying Restorative Justice: A Theoretical Justification for the Use of Restorative Justice Practices. Journal of Dispute Resolution. 2:349-397.

Galindo, Joanne (2006). Community Mediation AmeriCorps Program: Meeting Conflict Resolution Needs in Communities. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 1(Summer):1,8.

Gatts, Sheri (2006). Restitution: It’s Not Just About Money. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 1(Summer):5,14.

 Geske, Janine and Leighton, Kyle and Varichak, Anne (2006). Surrogate Circles for Domestic Violence Survivors, Offenders and Leaders. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 1(Summer):6, 8.

Gorgenyi, Ilona (2006). Future Mediation with Serious Offenses in Hungary. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Goulet, Jean-Jacques (2006). Circles of Support and Accountability For Released Sex Offenders. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Granrud, Merete and Stabekk, Grete (2006). VOM-- Training in Norway. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Greenbaum, Bryant (2006). Evaluation of the 2005 Ex-Combatants' Dialogues. Johannesburg, South Africa: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.

Guillamat, Ansel and de la Camara, Belen and Casado, Clara (2006). Victim and Offender Reintegration in a Serious Crime Case. learning from Mediation During the Sentence. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Harmon, Caroline (2006). The Power Of Place: Mediating in the Neighborhood Where the Dispute Occurs. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 2(Fall):5, 9.

Harp, Karen and Kuykendall, Michael and Cunningham, Marcia and Ware, Teresa (2004). Juvenile Delinquency and Community Prosecution. New Strategies for Old Problems. Alexandria,VA: American Prosecutors Research Institute.

Hill, Jane and Wright, Graham (2006). Reforming the Criminal Justice System Through Social Healing. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Hopkins, Belinda (2006). Becoming a Restorative School -- What Training and Support do Educationalists Need? Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Hopkins, Belinda (2006). The DNA of Restorative Justice in Schools and Other Organizations. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Hrncic, Jasna and Vujacic-Richer, Dusica and Ilic, Gorana and Marinovic, Tijana (2006). Promoting Good Practices of Victim Offender Mediation in Serbia: A Journey to Improving Quality Standards of Practices. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Ikpa, Tina S. (2007). Balancing Restorative Justice Principles and Due Process Rights in Order to Reform the Criminal Justice System. Washington University Journal of Law & Policy. 24:301-325.

Jenner, Kerry (2006). Narrative Co-Mediation: The 'M' Team Approach in New Zealand. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Kearney, Niall and Petzold, Frauke (2006). The Pros and Cons of Having European Standards for Practice and Training. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Kelley, Lance F. (2006). The Challenges of Restorative Justice for a Juvenile Probation Officer. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 2(Fall):7.

Kendall, Julieta (2003). Can It Please the Court? An Analysis of the Teen Court System as an Alternative to the Traditional Juvenile Justice System. Journal of Juvenile Law. 24:155-164.

Lawrie, Rowena and Matthews, Winsome (2002). Holistic Community Justice: A Proposed Response to Family Violence in Aboriginal Communities. University of New South Wales Law Journal. 25(1):228-232.

Lemonne, Anne (2006). Victim Policy and Restorative Justice Policy Regarding Serious Cases in Belgium. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Mabandla, Brigitte (2007). Restorative Justice and Community Prosecution: Exploring the South African Model. Address given at the Restorative Justice and Community Prosecution Conference held by the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA), on Wednesday, 21 February 2007,in Cape Town.

Marchal, An (2006). On the Summer School in Pilsen. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Marya, Deepika (2007). Mediation and Activism: Beyond the “Salvage” Paradigm? Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring):12,13.

Matthews, Roger (2006). Shame, Guilt and Trust: Developing a Basis for Peace Making and Peace Building. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

McAlinden, Anne-Marie (2007). The Shaming of Sexual Offenders North America; Hart Publishing

McCold, Paul (2006). Re-Conceptualizing Restorative Justice for School Settings Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Mercer, Vincent and Henniker, Julie (2006). Restorative Justice and Adolescent Sexual Offending. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Miller, Cheryl A. (2005). Balanced and Restorative Justice: Bringing Victims, Offenders and the Community to the Table. Children's Legal Rights Journal. 25(1):1-8.

Mustajoki, Outi (2006). Legislating Mediation Procedures in Finland. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Naidu, Ereshnee (2004). Empowerment through Living Memory: A community-centred model for memorialisation. South Africa: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.

Naidu, Ereshnee (2006). The Ties that Bind: Strengthening the links between memorialisation and transitional justice. South Africa: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, Transitional Justice Programme Research Brief.

Nelson, Tanya (2006). Meeting Offenders: How A Restorative Justice Program Changed A Robbery Victim’s Life. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 3(Winter 06-07):5-6,14

Nicol, Billy (2006). Best Practice for Restorative Justice within Restorative Justice Providers and the Scottish Children's Hearing System. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

O'Connor, Vivienne and Rausch, Colette (2007). Volume I: Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice - Model Criminal Code Washington, D.C.: Endowment of the United States Institute of Peace.

Pemberton, Antony (2006). The Psychology of Victims in Restorative Justice. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Pitts, John (2006). Doing Nothing: A Comparison of the Effects of Early Restorative Intervention and Non-intervention on the Criminal Careers of Three Cohorts of 'Early-stage" Young Offenders in England and Wales. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Poblet, Marta (2006). ODR and Restorative Justice (Emotions in the Areas of Negotiations, Mediation and Conflict Resolution. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Posthumus, Bram and van der Merwe, Hugo and Mungoi, Salomão Tirço and Smith, Richard (2006). Struggles in Peacetime. Working with ex-combatants in Mozambique: their work, their frustrations and successes. Amsterdam: Netherlands institute for Southern Africa in co-operation with the CSVR (South Africa) and ProPaz (Mozambique).

Pranis, Kay (2006). Restorative Justice: The View From My Window. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 3(Winter 06-07):3-4.

Preston, Nicola and Davey, Les (2006). Restorative Schools: How to Make the Implicit Explicit Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Price, Marty D. (2006). Restorative Justice Speaking Tour in Argentina and Chile. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 2(Fall):8, 9.

Randall, Cynthia (2006). An AmeriCorps Member’s Experience...so far. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 1(Summer):8.

Rekhari, Suneeti (2006). “People’s Law” and Restorative Justice: The Success of Circle Sentencing in New South Wales. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 3(Winter 06-07):1, 15-16.

Robinson, Betty (2006). Restorative Practices in Schools. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Roujanavong, Wanchai (2006). Restorative Justice Programs in Thailand. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Sawatsky, Jarem. (2006). “We Need Our Conflicts to Make Us Strong.” Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 1(Summer):15-16.

Sawatsky, Jarem. (2006). The Long Horizon Of Identity and Change. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 2(Fall):15-16.

Sharpe, Susan and Thom, George Lai (2007). Making Sense of North American and South African Differences in the Practice of Restorative Justice. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring):1, 14-16

Shoap, Vickie (2006). Restorative Justice, Non-Violence And The Next Generation of Young People. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 3(Winter 06-07):7-8.

Smith, Sara (2006). Restorative Justice: A Study of A Dispute Resolution Program. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Sole, Estel and Led, Pere (2006). School Mediation in Catolonia. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Soria, Miguel Angel and Guillamat, Ansel (2006). VOM with Adults and Recidivism. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Strahl, Barbara T. (2007). Co-mediation: Two Heads are Better than One. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring): 11.

Verbeeck, Pieter (2006). Thorny theses concerning victim-offender mediation in a judicial context. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Wachtel, Joshua (2007). RJ in the Land of the Long White Cloud: New Zealand Embraces Restorative Justice for Adult Offenders. Restorative Practices E-Forum. 15 March 2007. Bethlehem, PA: International Institute for Restorative Practices.

Walgrave, Lode (2006). Restorative Justice and Beyond -- An Agenda for Europe. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Warren, Jenifer (2005). A Journey Toward Healing. Restorative justice brings crime victims and perpetrators together to confront the loss. It's helping one grieving widow find forgiveness. Los Angeles Times. October 1, 2005.

Wengert, Michaela (2006). Trusting the Community to Get it Right -- Resolving Serious Offences Outside the Traditional Justice System. Youth Justice Conferencing in New South Wales, Australia. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Wolff, Patrick M (2006). Community Mediation Challenges Bring Blessings, Stifle Burnout. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 3(Winter 06-07):12-13.

Wolthuis, Annemieke and Meijnen, Marieke (2006). Developing Restorative Skills for Delinquent Youth (Herstelopvoeding) Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

Wright, Martin (2006). Neighbor and Peer Mediation Help to Preserve Social Order. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 2(Fall):1, 10-14.

Wright, Martin (2007). Restorative Justice in Controversial Settings. Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring):5-6.

Zernova, Margarita (2006). Working under the Aegis of the Criminal Justice System: Implications for Restorative Justice Practice. Papers presented at the Fourth Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, “Restorative justice: An agenda for Europe”, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 June 2006.

December 2007