October 2007 Edition
Stories include: Introducing Restorative Practices into Scottish Schools; Real People, Real Stories: Victims Face Fear and Find Healing in Prison; Meet Gordon Bazemore; Book Review: Women and the Criminal Justice System, 2nd ed.; Video Review: Repairing the Harm: Restorative Justice.
Introducing Restorative Practices into Scottish Schools
In 2004, the Scottish Executive allocated funding for a 30-month pilot project to introduce restorative practices into schools in three Local Authorities. An August 2007 evaluation report outlines the implementation process for the different areas and the progress made in establishing restorative practices in the school.
Meet Gordon Bazemore
Gordon Bazemore is Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Director of the Community Justice Institute at Florida Atlantic University.
Book Review: Women and the Criminal Justice System, 2nd ed.
Women and the Criminal Justice System explores the unique experiences of women as offenders, victims and justice professionals. It ties together the ideas of restorative justice and the empowerment approach.
Video Review: Repairing the Harm: Restorative Justice
Repairing the Harm is a 30-minute documentary discussing restorative justice concepts and uses in various settings.
Job Openings in Restorative Justice
These position descriptions are taken verbatim from announcements received by RJ Online editors in the past month.
Real People, Real Stories: Victims Face Fear and Find Healing in Prison
The Sycamore Tree Project® (STP) brings indirect victims and offenders together for a series of in-prison meetings to discuss crime and its impact. Recently, the Australian Broadcasting Company radio programme "Street Stories" followed two victims as they participated in a STP course in Acacia Prison. Through the interview, the victims tell their stories of victimization and describe the myriad of emotions and thoughts they experienced in the programme.
