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Restorative Justice
Non-Violent Justice
As a person who spends much of his waking time thinking and doing restorative justice stuff, I couldn't help but draw a line of connection between Restorative Justice and Non-violence, what I will call nonviolent justice.
History of MCC Canada Victim Offender Ministries (PDF)
History by Carol Thiessen
Interesting Information on Federal Corrections (PDF)
The following information was obtained from documents found on the Corrections Canada website
Statistics Canada Information Regarding Justice Issues (PDF)
A Restorative Response to Harm in Schools
While it is common to hear of Anti-Bullying programs nowadays, it is uncommon for these programs to actually outline what you would do with a person who has bullied.
"In the Middle:" Biblical Reflections on Restorative Justice
"I have been asked to reflect on Restorative Justice in relation both to ways the Bible supports, undergirds, and nourishes the roots and practices of Restorative Justice, and also ways in which the Bible might subject what has come to be called Restorative Justice to critique and correction."
Restorative Justice and Thrift Shops
Restorative Justice is by no means new as a concept, though the programs and terminology are new, the oldest program being a mere 35 years old. Still, 35 years is long enough to wonder if it isn't time we started applying Restorative Justice to the harm we see happening in the Thrift Shops through shoplifting.
