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- Bowen, Helen and Marshall, Chris and Boyack, Jim and Marshall, Chris. How Does Restorative Justice Ensure Good Practice?
- Restorative justice in New Zealand grew out of dissatisfaction in the Maori community with treatment of them and their young people by social agencies and the criminal justice system, write Jim Boyack, Helen Bowen, and Chris Marshall. Thus originating as a self-sown, community-based initiative, restorative justice gained official sanction in New Zealand through a series of legislative acts in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The authors note that from the outset restorative justice providers in New Zealand recognized the need to monitor and improve facilitation of conferences (for adults and for youth) and other processes. The question being discussed then by providers is how to ensure good practice in restorative justice programs. Boyack, Bowen, and Marshall sketch the values-based approach to defining standards of good practice chosen by the Restorative Justice Network in New Zealand.
- Restorative Justice Network of New Zealand. Restorative Justice Values and Processes
- With the rapid expansion, members of the restorative justice community and the Government expressed concerns over the quality of implementation. In response, the Restorative Justice Network of New Zealand adopted a statement on Restorative Justice Values and Processes.
