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Graterford Final Report
The Victim Offender Reconciliation Program
The State Correctional Institute at Graterford, PA

New Perspectives on Crime and Justice
Occasional Papers of the MCC Canada Victim Offender Ministries Program and the MCC U.S. Office of Criminal Justice

 

The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools: Teaching responsibility; creating caring climates
by Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz and Judy Mullet
If restorative justice has been able to salvage lives within the world of criminal behavior, why shouldn’t its principles be applied in school classrooms and cafeterias? Two educators answer yes, yes, and yes in this new addition to The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding series. Available through Good Books.

Conflict Transformation and Restorative Justice Manual
Foundations and Skills for Mediation and Facilitation, 5th edition
Conflict transformation and restorative justice foundations and skills - from interpersonal to group facilitation. Chapters focus on faith/spirituality, theory, communication, restorative justice, mediation process, group facilitation, group conflict dynamics, standards and ethics of practice, pedagogy and peace work and beyond.

The Roleplay Book: 41 Hypothetical Situations for the Practice of Interpersonal Peacemaking
Roleplays, case studies, sociodramas, and one scripted mediation for classroom and workshop use. Ranging from simple to complex and covering single person scenarios, two-party conflicts, multiparty disputes and victim-offender situations. Free copying rights for use in educational settings.

¿Conflicto y Violencia? ¡Busquemos Alternativas Creativas!
Conflict and Violence? Let's Look for Creative Alternatives! (Guide for Facilitators). A practical trainer's manual, including exercises and roleplays, which focuses on violence, development of self-esteem and nonviolent responses to conflict.

Crossing the Boundary: Sexual Abuse by Professionals
An educational packet that explains the pattern of sexual abuse by pastors and other professionals, and discusses ways to prevent and address it. Jointly produced by MCS, MCC U.S. Women's Advocacy and MCC Canada Women's Advocacy, 1993 revision.

A Listening Project: Taking Victims and Advocates Seriously
Restorative justice promises to be good news to victims. But is it keeping this promise? This reports details the the activities and outcomes from a Listening Project which came out of a commitment to listen to how victims service and advocacy organizations are experiencing restorative justice approaches, including their hopes and concerns. The Listening Project was carried out by teams of restorative justice and victim community practitioners in seven states during 1999-2000.

Victim Offender Conferencing in Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice System
This curriculum, written by Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz and Howard Zehr is provided to assist in the design, implementation and operation of victim offender conferencing programs. While it was written specifically for Pennsylvania's juvenile justice system, the curriculum can, and should be, adapted to other programs as well.

Conciliation Quarterly
A journal on conflict resolution from a Christian peacemaking perspective. Published by Mennonite Conciliation Service, 1982 - 2005.