Theft

Restorative justice and theft victims and perpetrators.

Case study: Theft

from the write-up on bettinajung: Theft of a teacher’s handbag at a local secondary school by a year 9 boy. Loss of £200.00 worth of belongings. Loss of trust amongst school staff. Anger of affected parties including father of wrong doer. Conference brought together: victim, victim’s husband, wrong doer, wrong doer’s father, Head of House/ Head of School, pastoral manager.

Victims confront thief in jail

from the article in The Northern Echo: The meeting was arranged by police as part of a restorative justice project and Mrs Turnbull, 57, of Deneside, had second thoughts about going along. She said: “I had decided I was not going to go. I felt as if I could not face meeting him. “It was only because the police turned up on my doorstep to pick me up that I went along because I did not want to waste their time.” Mrs Turnbull spent 90 minutes with the offender in Durham Prison, where he is serving a five-year sentence.

Restorative justice in victim services -- theft

In this 6:25 minute YouTube video, Greg Vaughn describes his experience with a restorative circle after three juveniles stole a golf cart from his workplace.

Booth, Cherie. Themes of Restorative Justice Found in the Story of Zacchaeus

He may be a Sunday school favourite, but Zacchaeus was also a master in white collar theft. Tax collectors were outcasts in society - not just because they were collecting money for the Roman Empire, but because they appear to have been lining their own pockets at the same time. And as a chief tax collector we can assume that Zacchaeus was masterminding the whole racket. In calling him down from the tree, Jesus is engineering a meeting between Zacchaeus and the people he has wronged. Initially, the crowd is outraged with Jesus for befriending a man whose behaviour has spread fear and mistrust even amongst those he hasn't stolen from directly. And who can blame them? (abstract)

Skakun, Kim and Pfeifer, Jeffrey. Regina Auto Theft Strategy: Process Evaluation.

In 2001-2002 various governmental agencies began a collaboration to reduce the incidence of young offender auto theft in Regina, Saskatchewan. The objectives are to reduce such theft through the following strategies: strict supervision and control of youth who are at risk of re-offending; a combination of enforcement and rehabilitation; and early intervention and education in crime and its consequences. The Saskatchewan Department of Corrections and Public Safety commissioned the Canadian Institute of Peace, Justice and Security to conduct a process evaluation of the Regina Auto Theft Strategy. In this document, the evaluators report their results of their evaluation in the following areas: an analysis of program foundations to establish original intent, goals, and philosophy; an analysis of the current goals, philosophies, and practices; a comparison of the original program to the current program; and the development and clear articulation of key measures.

Horn, Riana and Coetzee, Ben. The Theft of Precious Metals from South African Mines and Refineries

This study is a further endeavour to expand on the knowledge and understanding of the criminal threat that faces the precious metals mining industry in South Africa. Several findings and recommendations were made during a previous study conducted by Peter Gastrow and his team in 2001. These recommendations were acted upon by the precious metals mining industry, and the systems subsequently developed were used to compile the latest report. In return, new suggestions and recommendations are made herein to further enhance the capability of the precious metals mining industry to manage the crimes perpetrated against it. (excerpt)