An Introductory
Restorative Justice Bibliography
Best place to start: “Justice: Retribution or Restoration” by Howard Zehr, PeaceWork, American Friends Service Committee, April 1999;
Best place to go second: Introduction to Restorative Justice – http://www.restorativejustice.org/
Changing Lenses: A New Focus for Crime and Justice, by Howard Zehr, Herald Press, 1990, 1995.
“Transforming Through the Word: A Bible Study Guide for Developing a Christian Response to Crime; Bringing Christian together to Sow the Seed of Transformative Justice;” by Brooks Berndt, American Friends Service Committee.
Books
Returning to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice, by Rupert Ross, Penguin Books, 1996 -- the story of how a regular prosecutor was won over to restorative justice; and, how a small, rural, first nation town emerged from generations of abuse, violence and recidivism by switching to restorative practices.
Circle Sentencing, by Barry Stuart, Chief Justice Circuit Court of the Yukon, Canada -- A how to manual by a judge who implemented a successful restorative justice program in his circuit.
The Myth of Moral Justice: Why Our Legal System Fails to Do What's Right, by Thane Rosenbaum, Harper Collins, 2004 -- Restorative justice in a civil law context:.
The Little Book of Restorative Justice (Little Books of Justice & Peacebuilding Series) (The Little Books of Justice & Peacebuilding) (Paperback)
by Howard Zehr (2002)
The Spiritual Roots of Restorative Justice (SUNY Religious Studies Series) (The Statue University of New York Press) (Paperback) Michael L. Hadley, editor (2001)
Handbook on Restorative Justice programmes (Criminal Justice Handbook Series) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) (Paperback) (2006)
also available for download at www.unodc.org/pdf/criminal_justice/06-56290_Ebook.pdf
Magazine Articles
“Restorative Justice: A Vision for Healing and Change” by Susan Sharpe (available at the MACUCC resource center).
“Engaging the Community in Restorative Justice” by Kay Pranis (at the resource center).
“Building Community Justice Partnerships” by Barry Stuart (at the resource center).
Book excerpt: “The Myth of Moral Justice: Why Our Legal System Fails to Do What's Right,” by Thane Rosenbaum in Tikkun Magazine, May/June 2004.
Websites
Restorative Justice - Fundamental Principles:
http://www.fresno.edu/pacs/docs/rjprinc.html Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking
http://rjp.umn.edu/
Restorative Justice: The Justice Fellowship Home Pagehttp://www.justicefellowship.org
Concord Restorative Circle www.cccommunitychest.org/html_docs/restore_circle.html
Articles on restorative practices in criminal and civil justice, family law and education: http://www.realjustice.org/library
The Sentencing Project promotes reduced reliance on incarceration and increased use of more effective and humane alternatives to deal with crime: http://www.sentencingproject.org
Electronic Newsletters
Restorative Practices eForum: http://www.iirp.org/Pages/eforum.html
restorejustice@egroups.com
restorejustice@yahoogroups.com
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