Restorative justice

 

Restorative justice is a model of justice which defines crime as a disruption of community harmony and relationships. According to the restorative model of justice, crime should be addressed within the community through active involvement by members of the community, the victim, and the offender. Restorative justice stresses holding offenders directly accountable to victims of their crimes and to the community through repairing the harm done, and restoring the relationship between offender, victim, and community to one of harmony. Examples of restorative justice practices include victim-offender mediation, circle sentencing, family group conferencing, and reparative probation.

Justice Center

Recent

"Juvenile Probation Officer Workload and Caseload Study" by André B. Rosay and Thomas S. Begich (2010).

Juvenile Probation Officer Workload and Caseload Study: Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice by André B. Rosay and Thomas S. Begich (2010).

Reports

Child Welfare and Alaska Native Tribal Governance: A Pilot Project in Kake, Alaska—Report of Findings by Lisa Rieger and Randy Kandel (1999).

Evaluation of a JAIBG-Funded Project: Emmonak Elders' Group by N. E. Schafer and Corey Knox (2001)

Juvenile Probation Officer Workload and Caseload Study: Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice by André B. Rosay and Thomas S. Begich (2010).

Volunteer Recruitment and Sustainability Assessment: United Youth Courts of Alaska—Final Report by André B. Rosay (2004).

Articles

Alaska Justice Forum

"Alaska Therapeutic Court Projects" (2002). See "Table 1. Comparison of Justice Theories" for a comparison of restorative justice with retributive, therapeutic, and community justice.

"Circle Peacemaking" by Lisa Rieger (2001).

"Emmonak Juveniles and the Elders' Group" (2001).

"Juvenile Probation Officer Workload and Caseload Study" by André B. Rosay and Thomas S. Begich (2010).

"Victim-Offender Mediation in Alaska" by Patrick Cunningham and Lawrence C. Trostle (1994).

Projects

Alaska

State agencies

Publications

Final Report of the Alaska Criminal Justice Assessment Commission by Alaska Criminal Justice Assessment Commission. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, May 2000.

National

Federal agencies

Organizations

Publications

Guide for Implementing the Balanced and Restorative Justice Model.

OJJDP Report. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, December 1998. NCJ 167887

International

Restorative Justice Online

Publications

"What is Restorative Justice?" Restorative Justice Briefing Paper 1, Prison Fellowship International, Centre for Justice and Reconciliation, Nov 2008.