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2009
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Bearing Witness: Baltimore City's Residents Give Voice to What's Needed to Fix the Criminal Justice System
By Belway, Shakti.
Justice Policy Institute (Washington, DC); Open Society Institute-Baltimore (Baltimore, MD).
Justice Policy Institute (Washington, DC).
"Bearing Witness' is the culmination of interviews with people from Baltimore City about their experiences with the criminal justice system" and how to improve it (p. 3). Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; meeting the unique needs of women and families; closing the revolving door -- reforming parole and probation; a public health approach to drug use and addiction; seizing the opportunity for change -- investing in solutions; embrace restorative justice -- focus on heali... Read More
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36 p.
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2009
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Rethinking Drug Courts: Restorative Justice as a Response to Racial Injustice
By O'Hear, Michael M..
Marquette University Law School (Milwaukee, WI).
Serious problems with the use of drug courts and the use of restorative justice to fix them are recounted. This report has these sections: introduction; racial disparities in the war on drugs -- magnitude and nature of the problem; why drug treatment courts are not a solution to the problems associated with racial disparities; a better answer -- reimagining drug courts in restorative justice terms; and conclusion.... Read More
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37 p.
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2009
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Implementing Restorative Justice: A Guide for Schools
By Ashley, Jessica; Burke, Kimberly.
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (Chicago, IL).
This guide provides “School personnel with practical strategies to apply restorative justice” (p. 5). Sections of this publication include; why schools should use restorative justice; school discipline policies—school safety and criminalizing school misconduct; incorporating restorative justice into schools—using restorative discipline, fostering a restorative school culture; school restorative justice programs (i.e., circles, mediation and conferencing, and peer jury), and challenges to impleme... Read More
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22 p.
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2005
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Facilitating Restorative Group Conferences: Updated 2003 Information [Lesson Plans and Participant's Guide]
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections (St. Paul, MN).
Access to a curriculum for those individuals who will conduct restorative group conferences - "a process that seeks to identify, repair and prevent harm, based in restorative justice values including meaningful accountability" - is provided at this website. Lessons presented are: introduction; conferencing and restorative justice; understanding the participants; role of the facilitator; further development of conferencing skills; and next steps. PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, and sample ... Read More
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2 p.
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2002
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Restorative Justice: Principles, Practices, and Implementation (Training Broadcast)
National Institute of Corrections Academy (Longmont, CO).
An introduction to restorative justice concepts, principles, and values is provided during this 32-hour distance learning program. Participants will be able to:
- Recognize the traumatic impact of crime on victims, communities, and offenders and ways to be responsive to crime victims' needs and interests
- Explain and evaluate the configuration, methods, and potential uses of various restorative practices
- Identify several practical strategies for developing active partnersh... Read More
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2 computer disks; DVD-ROM
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1998
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Perspectives on the Community Justice Process in Deschutes County, Oregon: Summary of Community Interviews Conducted October-November 1997
National Institute of Corrections. Community Corrections Division (Washington, DC).
Community and Justice Solutions (Aloha, OR).
Interviews with 85 community members and policy makers indicate that most interviewees are enthusiastic about the community justice process and look forward to the full implementation of the system. This summary presents a statistical and descriptive report of the interviews, the interview format, responses to selected questions, and a list of the interviewees, and interviewers.... Read More
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46 p.
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1997
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Competency Profile of Community Resource Liaison
By Wolford, Bruce.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) profile was developed for the new area of Community and Restorative Justice. The DACUM technique is based on the premise that expert workers can describe their job better than anyone else, that any job can be described in terms of the tasks that workers in that occupation perform, and that the specific knowledge, skills, attitudes, and tools required for the job can also be described. This profile describes the nature of the job listed as Community Resource L... Read More
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7 p.
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1997
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NIC Training Needs Assessment on Community Restorative Justice: Summary of Findings
LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Longmont, CO).
A variety of executive, judicial, and victims' services agencies were surveyed regarding their involvement in, and training needs for, community restorative justice. Survey results from 158 responses are summarized in the following categories: 1. Profiles of the response sample; 2. Current levels of agency involvement; 3. Priority of survey-identified training needs; 4. Respondent-identified training topics; 5. Critical needs; and 6. General comments.... Read More
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10 p.
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1996
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Community Justice: Striving for Safe, Secure, and Just Communities
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Eight authors discuss changes occurring in criminal justice under the general theme of community justice. Topics discussed include restorative justice, acknowledging probation's multiple clients, the role of risk assessment, thinking differently about justice, community involvement, and neighborhood supervision. ... Read More
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45 p.
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