Guides
index
INCORE
guide to Internet sources on Restorative Justice
Resources
compiled by Niall Whelehan (December 2004)
Contents
The aim of
this INCORE thematic guide on restorative justice, a philosophy
which plays a significant role in the field of conflict resolution,
is to provide full-text publications and resources for those
interested whether academically or practically in restorative
justice and peacebuilding efforts. The practice of truth commissions
has not been included due to its unique characteristics.
This guide
provides a general introduction to primary documents available
for the use of researchers which is followed by secondary information
and opinion on specific cases.
Inclusion in
this guide does not imply an endorsement by INCORE of the views expressed
in any of these sources. If you have a complaint about this guide
or believe that we have omitted a relevant source please read our information about the guides before writing
to us. You may find that this will answer some of your questions.
This includes a warning about the type of information included in
the guide, information about our 'criteria for inclusion' in the
guides and about our 'updating and additions policy'.
Primary
Documents
Restorative
Justice Consortium
http://www.restorativejustice.org.uk/resources/principles.htm
This site provides:
The Statement
of Restorative Justice Principles. Compiled by the Restorative
Justice Consortium in March 2002, this document replaces the
Standards in Restorative Justice previously published by the
Consortium.
Best
Practice Guidelines for Resorative Justice Practitioners.
Published in March 2004 by the British Home Office.
A
useful glossary of terms related to the field
United
Nations.
Several documents, declarations, and resolutions relevant for the field
of Restorative Justice may be found on the UN website, such as:
The
Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse
of Power, 1985.
Resolutions
and Decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its substantive
session of 2002. Agenda 14: Basic Principles on the use of restorative
justice programmes in criminal matters.
Development
and implementation of mediation and restorative justice measures in criminal
justice – Draft Resolution IV
Restorativejustice.org
Cooperation of the International Centre for Restorative Justice and Reconciliation
and the Prison Fellowship International. The website aims to be a
credible and non-partisan source of information on restorative justice.
Their website is a valuable source of intergovernmental documents,
articles and policy reports for researchers in the field.
http://www.restorativejustice.org/rj3/resources_default.htm
US
Dept. of Justice
Background essay on the history, principles, guidelines and methodological
approaches to restorative justice from the US Dept of Justice:
Report
on multicultural dimensions to restorative justice in the United
States, its limitations and possible pitfalls.
http://www.ojp.gov/ovc/assist/nvaa2001/chapter4.html
Restorative
Justice International – Framework of Restorative Justice
Principles and Applications
Fresno Pacific University is the seat of the Restorative Justice International
Organisation of the Centre for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies. The
website of the centre provides several resources in the field, in particular
their framework of restorative justice, which is designed to provide
a resource to public agencies, business and nonprofit organizations,
schools and other groups.
http://peace.fresno.edu/docs/rjframe0201.pdf
Centre
for Restorative Justice and Mediation
The Centre is part of the University of Minnesota. It offers various
tools and documents for the study of restorative justice, in particular
several articles on contemporary issues in the field. A particularly
helpful document is the annotated
bibliography of empirical studies in the field of restorative justice.
http://2ssw.che.umn.edu/rjp/
International
Institute for 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. It promotes
the discussion and publication of definitions, ideas, best practices,
theories and standards for restorative practices, and their website library
contains some useful documents and research about restorative practices.
http://www.restorativepractices.org/
Academic
Articles
The
Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution
Published by the Tabula Rasa Institute, the journal offers articles on
restorative justice and related subjects, as well as an extensive archive.
http://www.trinstitute.org/ojpcr/
Restorative
Justice Signposts
Brief article by Howard Zehr and Harry Mika on what makes justice 'restorative'.
http://www.bcrjp.org/text/Articles/rj_signposts.htm
Restorative
Justice: A Conceptual Framework
Article by Jennifer J. Llewellyn and Robert Howse, both from the University
of Toronto, which aims to clarify and define the various dimensions of
restorative justice, which is often used as a catchall phrase to refer
to any practice which does not look like the mainstream practice of the
administration of justice, particularly in the area of criminal justice
http://www.lcc.gc.ca/en/themes/sr/rj/howse/howse_main.asp
Amnesty
for War-Crimes: Defining the Limits of International Recognition
Essay by Yasmin Naqvi of the Red Cross on finding the necessary balance
between criminal prosecution of those accused of committing war crimes
and the victim's right to justice. In these circumstances, a restorative
justice approach incorporating limited amnesties in conjunction with
other accountability mechanisms may provide a way to ensure the rule
of law while accommodating the sensitivities of the transitional process.
http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/5SSDUX/$File/irrc_851_Naqvi.pdf
From
Restorative Justice to Transformative Justice: Discussion Paper
Article by the Law Commission of Canada that offers an extensive description
of operational definitions, principles and the philosophy of restorative
justice practice.
http://www.lcc.gc.ca/en/themes/sr/rj/2000/paper.asp
Restorative
Justice: a Movement of Hope
Article by Jim Consedine, the national coordinator of the New Zealand
Restorative Justice Network, on the philosophy of restorative justice.
http://www.restorativejustice.org.nz/recent.htm
British
Journal of Criminology, 2002, 42.3
This volume of the British Journal of Criminology is entirely devoted
to restorative justice. The articles, ranging in topic from restorative
justice theory to restorative justice practices in Northern Ireland and
South Africa, can be viewed on this website.
http://www.bjc.oupjournals.org/content/vol42/issue3/index.dtl
Building
the Restorative Faith Community: Lessons from Indonesia
Paper presented by Duane Ruth-Heffelbower at the Annual Restorative Justice
Conference, Fresno, CA which explores the possibilities of restorative
justice in Indonesia.
http://fresno.edu/pacs/docs/BuildingTheRestorativeFaithCommunity.pdf
Restorative
Justice in Uganda and Russia
Paper resented by Marian Liebmann at the Restorative and Community Justice:
Inspiring the Future Conference in 2001
http://www.restorativejustice.org/rj3/Full-text/Uganda/Winchester%20conf%20Uganda%20%20Russia%20paper.pdf
The
Restorative Paradigm: Just Middle-Range Justice
Article by Pedro Scuro on the practical application of restorative justice.
His work concentrates largely on Brazil.
http://www.restorativejustice.org/rj3/Full-text/brazil/scuro-%20restorativeparadigm.pdf
Restorative
Justice When the System is the Offender
Article by Conrad Moore, exploring the potential of restorative justice
in dealing with ethnic minorities in the United States.
http://www.restorativejustice.org/rj3/Feature/MARCH2002/Conciliation/system.htm
Restorative
Justive in Ireland
CAIN
Website of the Northern Ireland Conflict Archive, which provides exhaustive
information on the Troubles.
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/law/cjr/report30300.htm
ARK
The Northern Ireland Social and Political Archive offers a valuable online
research bank.
http://www.ark.ac.uk/
Northern
Ireland Office
Various articles on the justice system in Northern Ireland can be downloaded
here, including the article 'Restorative Justice Options for Northern
Ireland: a Comparative Review'.
http://www.nio.gov.uk/issues/justice.htm
Restorative
Justice Network Ireland
The RJIN aims to provide accurate information about the various restorative
justice programmes in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and
be an access point for helpful contacts, international and regional research,
and information related to restorative justice.
http://www.extern.org/restorative/
Community
Restorative Justice
This site provides an informative introduction to issues and concerns
in the field of restorative justice in Northern Ireland.
http://www.restorativejusticeireland.org/
Community
Relations Council
The Council aims to promote the improvement in community relations and
the appreciation of cultural diversity in Northern Ireland. The site
offers a number of reports on the Northern Ireland conflict as well as
an extensive set of useful links to community organisations, government
bodies and other organisations.
http://www.community-relations.org.uk/
Department
of Justice, Equality and Law Reform - Republic of Ireland
The Government department responsible for the pending Children Bill.
Most helpful sections are the Speeches, Press Releases and Publication.
http://www.justice.ie
Northern
Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders
The NIACRO website is under construction but they may be contacted by
telephone on 028 9032 0157 or their address is 169 Ormeau Road, Belfast
BT7 ISQ. NIACRO has played a key role in supporting various emerging
local restorative justice initiatives, especially the work of Community
Restorative Justice Ireland. Have also supported and authored various
interesting discussion documents and held conferences.
http://www.niacro.org
Transitional
Justice Institute, University of Ulster
The recent establishment of the Transitional Justice Institute at the
University of Ulster, Northern Ireland provides a physical base from
which to develop and attract international scholars and liaise with policy
makers in local and international institutions. It also plays a key role
in taking legal research in Northern Ireland to the centre of international
stages.
http://www.transitionaljustice.ulster.ac.uk/
Northern
Ireland Human Rights Commission
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission came into existence on 1
March 1999. The Commission has a full-time Chief Commissioner (Brice
Dickson) and five part-time Commissioners. Its role is to promote awareness
of the importance of human rights in Northern Ireland, to review existing
law and practice and to advise the Secretary of State and the Executive
Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly on what steps need to be taken
to insure justice and protect human rights in Northern Ireland.
http://www.nihrc.org/
Articles
Violence
and Identity in Northern Ireland - A Preliminary Research Report
Report, written by Nils Zurawski of the University of Munster while in
residence at INCORE, on violence and identity in Northern Ireland.
http://www.uni-muenster.de/PeaCon/zurawski/prelimreport.pdf
Key
Themes - Restorative Justice
BBC article on the use of restorative justice as an alternative to punishment
beatings and shootings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/troubles/factfiles/justice.shtml
Halting
Force and Intimidation
Article describing initiatives to end the paramilitary punishment beatings
and shootings.
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1999/06/10/p13s1.htm
Trainings
Courses
Mediation
Northern Ireland
The ‘Mediation Network’ evolved in the 1990s as an agency
to promote the practice of mediation and train mediators in Northern
Ireland. They offer several core courses repeated at intervals throughout
the year. In addition, they arrange customised training with a wide variety
of statutory agencies, voluntary groups, colleges and businesses. These
courses are tailored to meet the specific needs of the group in terms
of content and length.
http://www.mediationnorthernireland.org/d8_trainingandlearning.htm
RestorativeJustice.org – Online
Training
This online tutorial from restorativejustice.org provides instruction
on challenges and obstacles faced, basic strategies, and draft plans
for practical application at a local level.
http://www.restorativejustice.org/rj3/Action/Tutorial.1/building_support_for_restorative.htm
International
Restorative Justice Dialogue Training Institute – University
of Minnesota
Training for professionals and community volunteers in corrections and
victim services. The instructors are leading practitioners in the field
and seminars are held on a six-day or three-day basis in June and October.
http://2ssw.che.umn.edu/rjp/Seminars.html
Conflict
Resolution Network, Canada
The Conflict Resolution Network in Waterloo, Ontario provides a comprehensive
training service that runs throughout the year. A calendar of specific
courses and events may be found on their website or in Interaction Magazine.
http://www.crnetwork.ca/training/courses.asp
Balanced
and Restorative Justice Project
BARJ is a non-profit restorative justice training program funded by the
United States Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention and housed
at the Community Justice Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Ft.
Lauderdale Florida. BARJ provides training, technical assistance, system
leadership development, and community support to those interested in
implementing restorative justice initiatives in their agencies or local
communities.
http://barjproject.org/training.htm
Colorado
School Mediation Project
The Colorado School Mediation Project (CSMP), founded in 1987, is a regional
nonprofit organization with national connections that is dedicated to
creating safe and just communities where conflicts are resolved productively.
CSMP provide workshops that involve educators, administrators, youth
organizations and school communities.
http://www.csmp.org/classes/classes.htm
Conflict
Research Consortium – Colorado
This website contains a set of materials and outlines of courses designed
to help people better deal with difficult, long-lasting, and resolution-resistant
conflicts. Some of the materials are theoretical--they discuss the nature
of conflicts and conflict processes, and they discuss what conflict theory
tells us about ways conflicts can be most constructively approached.
Other materials are practical. They discuss typical conflict problems
and potential solutions. While the practical material draws upon theory,
it is largely based on practical experience and is designed to provide
solutions to particular problems.
http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/
Institutions
/ NGOs
Restorative
Justice Ireland Network
The RJIN aims to provide accurate information about the various restorative
justice programmes in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and
be an access point for helpful contacts, international and regional research,
and information related to restorative justice.
http://www.extern.org/restorative/
African
Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes
The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
is an international civil-society organisation working throughout Africa
to bring appropriate African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict
on the continent.
http://www.accord.org.za/web/home.htm
Citoyens
et Justice: Fédération des associations socio-judiciaires.
French based organization for the dissemination of research and best
practice material on restorative justice.
http://www.citoyens-justice.fr/
Conciliation
Resources
Generally involved in support for community based peace initiatives,
sometimes involving training, such as vocational skills training and
instruction in the practical application of restorative justice in conflict
areas such as Uganda and Kosovo, organisational development and team
building, negotiation, mediation and team building (Sierra Leone). [Andy
Carl, David Lord, Davin Bremner, Clem McCartney, et al.].
http://www.c-r.org/
Conflict
Resolution Network Canada
CR Network Canada develops, promotes and extends the use of conflict
resolution and restorative justice processes such as negotiation, mediation,
consensus-building and peacemaking circles. They have built up extensive
experience over twenty years in criminal justice settings, international
settings, schools, communities and the workplace.
http://www.crnetwork.ca/
International
Institute for 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. It promotes
the discussion and publication of definitions, ideas, best practices,
theories and standards for restorative practices, publicizing useful
research about restorative practices, encouraging and developing education,
training and educational resources about restorative practices
http://www.restorativepractices.org/
Mennonite
Central Committee
The Mennonite Central Committee is a relief, service and peace agency
of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. The
agency offers mediation and restorative justice to offenders.
http://www.mcc.org/
Responding
to Conflict
Responding to Conflict (RTC) is an international, non-profit agency,
based in Birmingham (UK). The focus of their work is on strengthening
both practice and policy-making, and their aim is to help build action-oriented
capacity for conflict transformation and peace-building in the areas
where it is most needed.
http://www.respond.org/
European
Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice
The forum is a non-governmental organisation which aims to connect the
different European programs and organisations working in the field of
restorative justice.
http://www.euforumrj.org/html/links.asp
PEACE
Foundation Melanesia
PEACE is a non-governmental organisation in Papua New Guinea providing
mediation and restorative justice training to local communities and groups
in conflict.
http://www.restorativejustice.org/rj3/Feature/nov02/Peace.htm
International
Centre of Transitional Justice
The Centre assists countries pursuing accountability for human rights
violations, and is presided by the former Deputy Chair of the South African
Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
http://www.ictj.org/
Institute
for Justice and Reconciliation - South Africa
The Institute is committed to the promotion of democratic coexistence
and transitional justice in South Africa as well as in other African
countries.
http://www.ijr.org.za/
Restorative
Justice Centre Africa
Pretoria based organisation that seeks to promote restorative justice
through education and training, providing services, seeking to better
understand the meaning of and promote the application of a biblical paradigm
of justice, social justice, reconciliation, and healing in society.
http://www.rjc.co.za/
World
Institute for Non-Violence and Reconciliation
The Institute is a non-profit organisation operating from Tasmania. Its
aim is to contribute in an effective way to the reduction of violence
in communities and to promote a coordinated and strategic protocol for
peacebuilding by non-violent actions.
http://www.institute-for-nonviolence.com.au/
|
