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A proposal to use restorative circles to respond to Boston bombings

Posted by on Apr 24, 2013 in Community, eForum News, Justice, Leadership, Schools

Pierre R. Berastaín, a student at Harvard Divinity School, proposes that restorative circle processes be used to address the violence last...

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Documentary on restorative justice on Māori Television in New Zealand

Posted by on Apr 22, 2013 in eForum News, Justice

“Restoring Hope: An Indigenous Response To Justice,” a 52-minute documentary, aired last week and is now available for viewing...

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RJ for violent offenders in Avon & Somerset, UK

Posted by on Apr 19, 2013 in eForum News, Justice

This short piece from the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) does a particular good job of explaining the restorative justice...

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New IIRP affiliate brings restorative practices to Singapore

Posted by on Apr 17, 2013 in eForum News, Featured, Justice, Schools

Lutheran Community Care Services Ltd. (LCCS), a new IIRP affiliate in the Republic of Singapore, hosted IIRP assistant professor and...

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Restorative conferencing at pre-sentence stage in Northern Ireland

Posted by on Apr 16, 2013 in eForum News, Justice

Ian Marder, a criminologist working as Project Manager at the Restorative Justice Council, writes about restorative conferencing in the UK...

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Terry O’Connell’s work impacts schools, community and the business world

Posted by on Apr 15, 2013 in Community, eForum News, Families, Justice, Leadership, Schools

Terry O’Connell has a chapter, called “Conflict and Relationships: Restorative Ways of Building Community,” in a new book...

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A student analysis of the school-to-prison pipeline

Posted by on Apr 12, 2013 in eForum News, Justice, Schools

Philadelphia youth activists explain and critique the school-to-prison pipeline in On Blast, a seven-minute podcast. Their description of...

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Restorative moving from Detroit schools to the community

Posted by on Apr 9, 2013 in Community, eForum News, Justice, Schools

Here’s an excerpt from an excellent article that appeared this week in Christianity Today. “Detroit Students Restore Peace by...

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Crime victim Clare Topcu to speak at summer conference

Posted by on Apr 8, 2013 in eForum News, Justice

The UK Restorative Justice Council (RJC) featured the following news in a recent email: In 2009, Clare Topcu and her nine year old son were...

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Sunday video – a TedX talk by Jemma Jewkes on restorative justice in prisons

Posted by on Mar 31, 2013 in eForum News, Justice

This TedX video features Jemma Jewkes, prison officer and restorative justice coordinator of HMP (Her Majesty’s Prison) Gloucester,...

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