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Provides a listing of articles on restorative justice developments in the Gambia. Articles appear in the order in which they were added to the site with the most recent appearing first.
- African NGO Works for Transformation in the Justice System
- The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), founded in 1994, works toward creating a more humane environment in prisons and alternatives to imprisonment. In the area of justice reform, PRAWA’s Community Justice Programme (COJUP) focuses on the implementation of restorative practices in ways that are sensitive to African cultural traditions. The African Transformative Justice Project is one of the programmes designed to introduce alternative practices into the Justice System.
- Finding Community Alternatives in the Gambia
- The Canadian International Development Agency recently awarded Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a grant to launch a Community Policing and Restorative Justice Project in the African country the Gambia. Dr. Stephen Perrott, of the Department of Psychology, provides a description of the project and its goals.
- Liebmann, Marian. Victims and Restorative Justice Around the Globe
- Liebmann describes her experiences as a trainer in victim-offender mediation and victim's perceptions of restorative justice in several countries. These include Russia, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, and Gambia.
- Perrott, Stephen. Finding Community Alternatives In The Gambia
- The Canadian International Development Agency recently awarded Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a grant to launch a Community Policing and Restorative Justice Project in the African country the Gambia. Dr. Stephen Perrott, of the Department of Psychology, describes the project and its goals.
