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AIC Restorative Justice in Australia

The Australian Institute of Criminology is the national focus for the study of crime and criminal justice in Australia and for the dissemination of criminal justice information. The Institute draws on information supplied to it by a wide variety of sources and its policy advice is objective and independent. It contains papers, links and bibliography, particularly with an Australian emphasis but good coverage of other parts of the world as well.

Atlantic Community Justice Project

The Atlantic Community Justice Project was a one-year project of the Atlantic Coordinating Committee on Crime Prevention and Community Safety in partnership with the Correctional Service of Canada.

Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking

The Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking provides resources, training, papers, links and bibliography relating to restorative justice and victim offender mediation. Its Executive Director is Dr. Mark Umbreit, a researcher and pioneer in victim offender mediation. It is a part of the School of Social Work and the College of Human Ecology at the University of Minnesota.

Centre for Restorative Justice, Simon Fraser University

The Centre for Restorative Justice at Simon Fraser University provides a focal point for faculty, students and members of the community to explore a broad range of restorative justice issues. The Centre maintains facilities, materials, services, personnel and other resources dedicated to the study, teaching and practice of restorative justice

Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation

The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is a multi-disciplinary South African non-governmental organization concerned with policy formation, implementation, service delivery, education and training, as well as providing consultancy services. The CSVR operates its own Trauma Clinic providing counseling services for both victims and perpetrators of violence. As such, in its fields of violence, reconciliation and conflict management, and in its ability to integrate many different disciplines in this field, the CSVR is unique in the world.

Church Council on Justice and Corrections

The Church Council on Justice and Corrections, headquartered in Ottowa, Ontario, is a national coalition of faith-based individuals and churches who seek a more humane way of doing criminal justice - primarily by education, advocacy and community development initiatives that foster healthier communities and crime prevention through social responsibility.

Community Justice Exchange

The Community Justice Exchange, centered in New York City, offers information, assistance, and contact with community justice practitioners to help bring together criminal justice agencies and ordinary citizens to make communities safer.

Conflict Research Consortium

The Conflict Research Consortium at the University of Colorado is a joint university-community program that unites researchers, educators, and practitioners from many fields for the purposes of theory-building, testing, disseminating, and applying new management techniques to address difficult, long-term, and intractable conflicts.

European Forum for Restorative Justice

The general aim of the Forum is to help establish and develop victim-offender mediation and other restorative justice practices throughout Europe.

INCORE

INCORE aims to address the management and resolution of conflict via a combination of research, training, and other activities which inform and influence national and international organisations working in the field of conflict. Includes thematic resource pages on Restorative Justice, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and Mediation.

International Forgiveness Institute

The International Forgiveness Institute seeks to disseminate sound, accurate information about forgiveness to people across the globe. They engage as well in action-oriented programs, helping individuals, families, and communities to explore and implement forgiveness for the purpose of restoring healthy emotions, rebuilding relationships, and establishing more peaceful communities.

International Institute of Restorative Practices

The International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) is a non-profit organization that provides education, consulting and research in support of the development of restorative practices around the world (from website).

International Victimology Website

The Government of the Netherlands sponsors this website, which presents a database on national practices, case law and legislation, and use and application of the UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power. The IVW was launched in June 1999 as a resource for all those interested in improving justice for victims of crime and abuse of power.

JustPeace: Center for Mediation and Conflict Transformation

JUSTPEACE is a mission of The United Methodist Church to engage conflict constructively in ways that strive for justice, reconciliation, resource preservation and restoration of community in and through The United Methodist Church and with the Church universal to the world in which we live. (from the website)

Justice Fellowship

Justice Fellowship, a non-profit public policy organization, is dedicated to advancing Biblically based restorative justice principles throughout the United States.

Justice Reflections

Justice Reflections is a journal “linking Christian ideas with matters of justice." This site provides information about the journal, subscriptions, free sample articles, and tables of contents from each issue.

Mediation Information and Resource Center

Mediate.com features over 800 Articles and 5,500 professional members in our international Locate A Mediator Directory. Our vision is to make mediation and conflict resolution information and education available to the widest possible audience.

Minnesota Department of Corrections: Restorative Justice

This site includes descriptions of circles and other restorative programs in place in the State of Minnesota, as well as articles by Kay Pranis.

National Association for Community Mediation

The National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM) is the only national non-profit organization dedicated solely to community-based mediation programs. The organization’s purpose is to support the maintenance and growth of community-based mediation programs and processes, to present a compelling voice in appropriate policy-making, legislative, professional, and other arenas, and to encourage the development and sharing of resources for these efforts.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

The NCJRS is sponsored by a number of agencies of the US Justice Department. This database provides abstracts and in some instances full texts of articles and research in all aspects of criminal justice, with a substantial number of restorative justice materials.