Archive for August, 2009

Barriers to accountability

August 22nd, 2009 – by Howard Zehr (category: Restorative Justice)

James Gilligan, in his important book Violence:  Reflections of a National Epidemic, says that all violence is an effort to do justice or to undo injustice. That is, violence – and much offending behavior in general – is a response to experiences or perceptions of victimization. Experiences of victimization or trauma, in short, can help [...]

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Restorative “beer summit?” – and a new subscription link

August 2nd, 2009 – by Howard Zehr (category: Peacebuilding, Restorative Justice)

Thanks to Brian Gumm, our web guru at CJP, you can now subscribe to this blog via email or RSS feed.  If you sign up for email notice you will received an email notice when a new entry is posted.  You’ll find the sign-up links in the right column. Several people or articles have described [...]

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