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Shy, Yael. 2006. Following Up on Restorative Justice: A Report to the New Zealand Chief District Court Judge. Summer Legal Internship Research Project. Auckland District Court.

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Central Virginia Restorative Justice
Central Virginia Restorative Justice brings together victims, offenders and other people impacted by crime to work through a ‘process of accountability and repair.’ This website provides a brief overview of the organization and its programmes.

Fort Collins, CO --Restorative Justice Youth Conferencing.
Restorative Justice Youth Conferencing (RJYC) is available for the resolution of crimes committed by some youth (ages 10-18). Instead of going through the traditional criminal justice system, the youth offender participates in a community conference. (excerpt)

Glasgow Restorative Justice Service
The Restorative Justice Service was formed in April 2003 and officially launched in August of the same year. The service works in partnership with a number of agencies including Strathclyde Police, the Children's Reporter, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, British Transport Police along with City Council services such as Culture & Leisure Youth Services. (excerpt)

Montana Department of Justice
Montana communities have implemented a number of programs based on this philosophy, including victim/offender meetings, family group conferencing, sentencing circles, the use of victim and community impact statements, restitution programs, victim awareness education, school expulsion alternatives, diversion programs and community panels. (excerpt)

Restore Justice.com
RestoreJustice.com is an outreach of the California Catholic Conference offering healing and support to everyone affected by the criminal justice system throughout the U.S. This site is made possible by a grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development at the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops. (Excerpt)

Restorative Justice Community Action, Inc.
Restorative Justice Community Action (RJCA) works in Minneapolis neighborhoods to enhance offender accountability for urban livability crimes by empowering local citizens to participate directly in the justice process. (excerpt)

Restorative Justice - In a Nova Scotian Context
PRovides information on the use of restorative justice in Nova Scotia for victims, offenders and volunteers.

South St. Paul Restorative Justice Council
The South St. Paul Restorative Justice Council is a community based organization offering restorative justice services in a variety of areas.

VORP of Boulder County
The Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP) of Boulder County has offered restorative justice services to Boulder County, Colorado since 1993. This website presents descriptions of the organization's programmes.

Youth Justice Conferencing -- Queensland
This website provides a description of the Youth Justice Conferencing services provided by the Queensland, Australia government.

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Achilles, Mary and Stutzman-Amstutz, Lorraine (2006). Responding to the needs of victims: what was promised, what has been delivered In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.211-220

Ameh, Robert Kwame (2006). Uncovering Truth: Ghana's National Reconciliation Commission Excavation of Past Human Rights Abuses Contemporary Justice Review. 9(4): pp. 345-368

Amstutz, Mark R. (2006). Restorative Justice, Political Forgiveness, and the Possibility of Political Reconciliation In, Philpott Daniel, editor, The Politics of Past Evil: Religion, Reconciliation, and the Dilemmas of Transitional Justice University of Notre Dame Press pp. 151-182

Appleby, Scott R. (2006). Coclusion: Reconciliation and Realism In, Philpott Daniel, editor, The Politics of Past Evil: Religion, Reconciliation, and the Dilemmas of Transitional Justice University of Notre Dame Press pp. 223-240

Association of Restorative Practitioners (2004). The Association of Restorative Practitioners (U.K.) Position Paper. Paper presented to the Home Office Training Restorative Justice Training and Accreditation Group meeting on 23 July. Downloaded 23 August 2005.

Bitel, Mark (2004). Preliminary Findings from the Evaluation of Restorative Justice in Schools. London: Youth Justice Board for England and Wales. Downloaded 13 September 2005.

Blatz, Charles V. (2006). Reason, peace, transitional justice, and punishment. International Journal of Peace Studies. 11(1):59-89.

Boehrer, Fred (2006). The good samaritan or the person in the ditch? An attempt to live a restorative justice lifestyle In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.546-554

Boraine, Alexander (2006). Transitional Justice: A Holistic Interpretation. Journal of International Affairs. 60(1):17-27.

Boyes-Watson, Carolyn (2005). Community is Not a Place But a Relationship: Lessons for Organizational Development. Public Organization Review: A Global Journal.5: 359–374.

Brink, Judith (2006). The other victims: the families of those punished by the state In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.261-268

Burrell, David B. (2006). Interfaith Perspectives on Reconciliation In, Philpott Daniel, editor, The Politics of Past Evil: Religion, Reconciliation, and the Dilemmas of Transitional Justice University of Notre Dame Press pp.113-125

Clear, Todd R. (2006). Community justice versus restorative justice: contrast in family of value In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.463-471

Cordella, Peter (2006). Sanctuary as a refuge from state justice In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.198-205

Daly, Kathleen (2006). The limits of Restorative Justice In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.134-143

Dieltiens, Veerle (2005). Learning Anew: Truth and Reconciliation in Education. Johannesburg: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. Downloaded 22 August 2005.

Dinnen, Sinclair (2006). Restorative justice and the governance of security in the Southwest Pacific In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.401-419

Dyck, David (2006). Reaching toward a structurally responsive training and practice of restorative justice In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.527-543

Editor (2005). Restoring the faith: Coming face to face with the man he burgled and beat changed Peter’s life forever. The Sharp End. Issue 5. Pp. 6-9. Downloaded 23 August 2005.

Elis, Lori (2005). Restorative Justice Programs, Gender, and Recidivism. Public Organization Review: A Global Journal. 5: 375–389.

Failinger, Marie A. (2006). "Lessons unlearned: women offenders, the ethics of care, and the promise of restorative justice." Fordham Urban Law Journal 33(2): 487-526.

Faulkner, David (2004). The reform of sentencing and the future of the criminal courts. In Peter Sedgwick, ed., Rethinking sentencing: a contribution to the debate. A report from the Mission and Public Affairs Council. London: Church House Publishing. Pp. 1-17. Downloaded 16 September 2005.

Fitzgerald, Maureen (2006). Corporate Circles: Transforming Conflict and Building Trusting Teams. Vancouver,BC: Quinn Publishing.

Friedrichs, David O. (2006). Restorative justice and the criminological enterprise In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.439-449

Gaarder, Emily and Presser, Lois (2006). A feminist vision of justice? The problems and posibilities of restorative justice for girls and women In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.483-492

Gil, David G. (2006). Toward a 'radical' paradigm of restorative justice In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.499-510

Greenwood, Jean (2001). Restorative justice and the dynamics of faith. Clergy Journal. April. Downloaded 14 September 2005.

Gromet, Dena M. and Darley, John M (2006). Restoration and Retribution: How Including Retributive Components Affects the Acceptability of Restorative Justice Procedures Social Justice Research. 19(4):395-432.

Hadley, Michael L. (2006). Spiritual Foundations of restorative justice In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.174-185

Harris, M. Kay (2006). Transformative justice: the transformation of restorative justice In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp. 555-565

Harris, Nathan and Maruna, Shadd (2006). Shame, sharing, and restorative justice: a critical appraisal In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.452-460

Hatch, John B (2006). Beyond Apologia: racial reconciliation and apologies for slavery. Western Journal of Communication. 70(3): 186-211.

Hudson, Barbara (2006). “Punishing Monsters, Judging Aliens: Justice at the Borders of Community." The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 39(2): 232-247.

Karp, David R and Conrad, Susanne (2005). Restorative Justice and College Student Misconduct. Public Organization Review: A Global Journal. 5: 315–333

Kauffman, Jeffrey (2006). Restoration of the assumptive world as an act of justice In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.221-229

Kay, Judith W. (2006). Murder victims' families for reconciliation: story-telling for healing, as a witness, and in public policy In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.230-243

Lewis, Lesley (2006). The Glasgow RJS: Restorative Practices in Schools. Resolution. News from the Restorative Justice Consortium. 24(Autumn). p. 2.

Libert, Rachel (2006). Beyond Conviction. Tied to the Track Films.

Louw, Dirk J. (2006). The African concept of ubuntu and Restorative Justice In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.161-171

Manley-Tannis, Richard (2006). Faith Based Mediation: A Discussion. In, Augustine Meier & Martin Rovers. eds.,Through Conflict to Reconciliation.Saint Paul University Research Series. Ottawa: Novalis. pp. 52-62.

Martin, Edward J. (2006). Environmental policy and management in Costa Rica: suitainable development and deliberative democracy In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.512-523

Maxwell, Gabrielle and Hayes, Hennessey and Morris, Allison (2006). Conferencing and Restorative Justice In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.91-104

McAdams, James A. (2006). The Double Demands of Reconciliation: The Case of Unified Germany In, Philpott Daniel, editor, The Politics of Past Evil: Religion, Reconciliation, and the Dilemmas of Transitional Justice University of Notre Dame Press pp. 127-147

McAlinden, Ann-Marie (2006). Are there limits to restorative justice? The case of child sexual abuse In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.299-307

McCold, Paul (2006). The Recent History of Restorative Justice: mediation, circles and conferencing In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.23-41

Medlicott, Diana (2005). Seeing the Child, Restoring the Citizen: Restorative Justice in South Carolina. London, England: Restorative Justice Consortium. Downloaded 23 August 2005.

Milosavljevic, Slobodan (2005). Conflict resolution at the Juvenile Correctional Institution in Krusevac, Serbia. London, England: Restorative Justice Consortium. Downloaded 23 August 2005.

Morrison, Brenda and Thorsborne, Margaret and Blood, Peta (2005). Practicing Restorative Justice in School Communities: The Challenge of Culture Change. Public Organization Review: A Global Journal. 5: 335–357.

Newell, Tim (2004). Restorative justice in England. In Peter Sedgwick, ed., Rethinking sentencing: a contribution to the debate. A report from the Mission and Public Affairs Council. London: Church House Publishing. Pp. 18-37. Downloaded 16 September 2005.

Omale, Don John (2006). Towards Implementing RJ in Nigeria: The Nigerian Criminal Justice Reform Bill (2005). Resolution. News from the Restorative Justice Consortium. Number 23.

Pelikan, Christa and Trenczek, Thomas (2006). Victim offender mediation and restorative justice: the European landscape In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp. 63-86

Pennell, Joan (2006). Stopping domestic violence or protecting children? Contributions fron Restorative Justice ? In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.286-296

Pepinsky, Hal. (2006). Empathy and Restoration In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.188-197

Philpott, Daniel (2006). Beyond Politics as Usual: Is Reconciliation Compatible with Liberalism? In,Philpott Daniel, editor, The Politics of Past Evil: Religion, Reconciliation, and the Dilemmas of Transitional Justice University of Notre Dame Press pp.11-42

Philpott, Daniel (2006). The Politics of Past Evil: Religion, Reconciliation, and the Dilemmas of Transitional Justice University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, Indiana.

Pryor, Stephen (2004). Responsible sentencing. In Peter Sedgwick, ed., Rethinking sentencing: a contribution to the debate. A report from the Mission and Public Affairs Council. London: Church House Publishing. Pp. 38-49. Downloaded 16 September 2005.

Restorative Justice Consortium. (2005). Frequently Asked Questions: Implementing Restorative Processes in a Custodial Setting. London, England: Restorative Justice Consortium. Downloaded 23 August 2005.

Rugge, Tanya A and Bonta, James and Wallace-Capretta, Suzanne (2005). Evaluation of the Collaborative Justice Project: A Restorative Justice Program for Serious Crime. Report 2005-02. Ottawa, Canada: Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. Downloaded 22 August 2005.

Sedgwick, Peter (2004). Rethinking sentencing: a contribution to the debate. A report from the Mission and Public Affairs Council. London: Church House Publishing. Downloaded 16 September 2005.

Stevenson, John and Mills, David (2006). Resolving Neighbour Disputes and Tackling: Anti-Social Behaviour: Three cases studies examine the recent success. Resolution. News from the Restorative Justice Consortium. 24(Autumn).

Sullivan, Dennis and Tifft, Larry (2006). "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective London & New York: Routledge. Taylord & Francis Group

Sullivan, Dennis and Unsell, Adrianne and Fernandez, Johnny and Kelley, Ra'Shaun (2006). The Transformation of Self and Other: Restorative Justice in Richard Wright's Native Son Contemporary Justice Review. 9(4): pp. 401-426

Torrance, Alan J. (2006). The Theological Grounds for Advocating Forgiveness and Reconciliation in the Sociopolitical Realm In,Philpott Daniel, editor, The Politics of Past Evil: Religion, Reconciliation, and the Dilemmas of Transitional Justice University of Notre Dame Press pp.45-80

Umbreit, Mark S. and Vos, Betty and Coates, Robert B. (2006). Victim offender mediation:An evolving evidence-based practice In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.52-61

Van Wormer, Katherine (2006). The Case for Restorative Justice: A Crucial Adjunct to the Social Work Curriculum. Journal of Teaching in Social Work. 26(3/4):57-69.

Villa-Vicencio, Charles (2006). Transitional justice, restoration, and prosecution In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.387-399

Waldorf, Lars (2006). Rwanda's failing experiment in restorative justice In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp. 422-432

Walker, Lorenn and Sakai, Ted (2006). A Gift of Listening for Hawaii's INmates. Corrections Today. December: 58-61.

Walklate, Sandra (2006). Changing boundaries of the 'victim' in restorative justice: so who is the victim now? In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.273-284

Wells, Ronald A. (2006). Northen Ireland: A Study of Friendship, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation In, Philpott Daniel, editor, The Politics of Past Evil: Religion, Reconciliation, and the Dilemmas of Transitional Justice University of Notre Dame Press pp. 189-220

Wolterstorff, Nicholas (2006). The Place of Forgiveness in the Actions of the State In, Philpott Daniel, editor, The Politics of Past Evil: Religion, Reconciliation, and the Dilemmas of Transitional Justice University of Notre Dame Press pp.87-110

Zeigler, Sara L. and Gunderson, Gregory Gilbert (2006). "The gendered dimensions of conflict's aftermath: a victim-centered approach to compensation." Ethics & International Affairs. 20(2):171-192.

Zion, James W. and Yazzie, Robert (2006). Navajo peacemaking: original dispute resolution and a life way In, Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft editors, "Handbook of Restorative Justice" A Global Perspective. London and New York: Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group pp.151-160


February 2007