Restorative Practice Resources Tagged With: Restorative Justice

'Dalhousie University is officially launching the first ever international lab focused on restorative justice, with the support of the Donald R. Sobey Foundation. The Restorative Research, Innovation & Education Lab (RRIELab), located in the Schulich School of Law, will be led by a fully funded chair held by Professor Jennifer Llewelyn, a distinguished global leader in restorative justice. The lab’s vision is to be a global centre of excellence that will accelerate the growth and development of a restorative approach to protect the health, safety and well-being of individuals and communities in Canada. The initial focus of the RRIELab will be on accelerating the growth and development of restorative justice as a key component to transform the justice system in Canada, as well as supporting the development of restorative cities around the world and responding to institutional abuses and failures.'

'A new policing paradigm is called for as an integral part of policing, and not just an interjection of restorative justice processes into current policing practice. Restorative practices should underpin all policing and be guided by restorative justice values of respect, dialogue and relationships, and not focused on crime, but broadly on harmful wrongdoing and conflict and support for victims and affected communities. Restorative policing is a relational paradigm of policing that focuses on creating safer, more connected communities through restorative justice practices underpinned by restorative principles of safety, accountability, sustainability, relationship building and constructive engagement.'

'A new policing paradigm is called for as an integral part of policing, and not just an interjection of restorative justice processes into current policing practice. Restorative practices should underpin all policing and be guided by restorative justice values of respect, dialogue and relationships, and not focused on crime, but broadly on harmful wrongdoing and conflict and support for victims and affected communities. Restorative policing is a relational paradigm of policing that focuses on creating safer, more connected communities through restorative justice practices underpinned by restorative principles of safety, accountability, sustainability, relationship building and constructive engagement.'

'The process of Restorative Justice for Environmental Crime has been successfully used in law as a means to have greater input into decision making, and a form of healing for the communities impacted upon from unwanted developments or processes. Not only do direct impacts from unwanted operations have detrimental effects on the environment or human health, it is the unforseen externalities that have greater and longer term devastating consequences.'

'The process of Restorative Justice for Environmental Crime has been successfully used in law as a means to have greater input into decision making, and a form of healing for the communities impacted upon from unwanted developments or processes. Not only do direct impacts from unwanted operations have detrimental effects on the environment or human health, it is the unforseen externalities that have greater and longer term devastating consequences.'

'Free the People is proud to bring you How to Love Your Enemy: A Restorative Justice Story. Winner of Best Feature and Best Director at the Front Range International Film Festival. A city in Colorado tries a different kind of justice system powerful enough to change the incarceration game of the U.S. Instead of locking up non-violent offenders, these advocates focus on the challenging but rewarding process of apology, forgiveness, and redemption that radically shifts our idea of justice and our part in it.'

'From the streets of Minneapolis, the aboriginal lands of Australia, and the killing fields of Cambodia come the powerful stories of three people who had the courage to step out of the haunting, tragic darkness of the past, risking everything to reach the light of their own compassion. RISKING LIGHT is a thought-provoking documentary that explores resilience, and the painful process of moving from grief to compassion and forgiveness. Through the unforgettable stories of Mary Johnson, who grieves a murdered son; Debra Hocking, a victim of government-sanctioned genocide; and Kilong Ung, who survived the terror of the Khmer Rouge, RISKING LIGHT challenges us to examine our own beliefs about forgiveness and ask “What would the world look like if we could learn to forgive one another?”'

'Our guest blog writers share insights and opinions on topics relating to restorative justice and relationship building.'

'From here, you can access all past papers and special issues of the IJRJ. You just need to select the paper or issue that you wish to purchase and follow the steps. Our papers are published on an ongoing basis online only and they cost £3.99. We also publish special issues on key current topics with a minimum of 5 research papers. These cost £9.99.'

The CIJ researches, translates, advocates & applies innovative/alternative ways to improve the justice system, with a particular focus on appropriate/non-adversarial dispute resolution, therapeutic jurisprudence & restorative justice

In early March, just before the impacts of COVID-19 really started to be felt in Victoria, the CIJ was thrilled to launch the PIPA Project report. This report highlighted the way in which the current one-size-fits-all response to family violence may be doing more harm than good when it comes to adol...

At long last, #CIRCLESmovie has just dropped on most major streaming platforms for rent and sale! I'm filled with gratitude to everyone who helped bring us to this moment! Thank you first and foremost to Eric Butler, whose commitment to social justice and love for humanity is the very lifeblood of this film, to the "Queen of Suspensions" turned "Queen Mama" Betsye Steele, to our distributors Indican Pictures and Lionsgate, to my mentor in film and the most gifted story editor, Juli Veetz, to Shane Smith at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Stewart W. Bainum Jr. and Sandy Bainum and to Simon Kilmurry at the International Documentary Association for seeing our potential and believing in our story. And to the many other people who showed up, gave of themselves and believed... you know who you are! Please help us circulate this film far and wide, rate it, review it and share it with friends and family.

At long last, #CIRCLESmovie has just dropped on most major streaming platforms for rent and sale! I'm filled with gratitude to everyone who helped bring us to this moment! Thank you first and foremost to Eric Butler, whose commitment to social justice and love for humanity is the very lifeblood of this film, to the "Queen of Suspensions" turned "Queen Mama" Betsye Steele, to our distributors Indican Pictures and Lionsgate, to my mentor in film and the most gifted story editor, Juli Veetz, to Shane Smith at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Stewart W. Bainum Jr. and Sandy Bainum and to Simon Kilmurry at the International Documentary Association for seeing our potential and believing in our story. And to the many other people who showed up, gave of themselves and believed... you know who you are! Please help us circulate this film far and wide, rate it, review it and share it with friends and family.

'Around this time, I was attending a principals’ conference and heard Adam Voigt (Real Schools) speak about this very issue. Adam’s philosophy is very much built around establishing and maintaining effective relationships in the school setting, not only student to student, but also student to teacher. A key part of this is encouraging students to actually understand the damage they may have done to their relationships with others, due to incorrect behaviour and to then help them through the process of being better at ‘getting it right’ i.e. restoring the relationship. This resonated strongly with me and shortly afterwards Yarra Hills Secondary College embarked on a partnership with Real Schools to start the process of creating a restorative environment and embedding it in school practices'

'Restorative justice brings together people who have committed a crime and the people that crime has affected in a conversation about the event. This can give a voice to the people involved and create a resolution and sense of peace between the victims and offenders of these crimes The team from Open Circle, a new restorative justice service at RMIT’s Centre for Innovative Justice, will engage in a discussion about restorative justice, how it approaches the work and some case studies which demonstrate how valuable the process can be to parties impacted by a crime or other harm.'

Restorative justice brings together people who have committed a crime and the people that crime has affected in a conversation about the event. This can give a voice to the people involved and create a resolution and sense of peace between the victims and offenders of these crimes