Welcome to the Resources section of the Center for Restorative Justice. Here you will find our extensive database of Restorative Justice literature, as well as many other resources on RJ.
We welcome your own submissions on restorative justice to be included in our database. All submissions are subject to our approval before being included in our database. See the Contact Us page for mailing information.
All of the articles in our database are available in paper form at the Centre for Restorative Justice, in West Mall Complex 1694, Simon Fraser University.
Introduction to RJ
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New to restorative justice? This section has resources explaining RJ in simple terms. This section is for anyone who is curious or is learning about restorative justice for the first time.
Online Library
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Our Online Library section is an abstract database of articles, books, audio and video tapes, and supplementary material on restorative justice. All resources in this database are located at the Centre for Restorative Justice and are available for borrowing. In addition, many of our resources are available online as full text files which can be downloaded and viewed.
Popular Topics
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This page contains a summary of resources on specific topics, enabling you to quickly browse what's available on this website. Links to available resources include full text articles and abstracts of articles that may be borrowed from the Centre.
Stories of Reconciliation
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We are pleased to provide space on our site for individuals to share their stories of restoration. We expect to upload new stories from time to time, so check back often. We hope that this will provide for you and your community an opportunity for respectful conversations about restorative justice
6th Annual Conference on Restorative Justice
Click here to go to the resources page of the 6th International Conference on Restorative Justice.
The 6th International Conference on Restorative Justice was an event which took place June 1-4th, 2003 in Vancouver, BC, hosted by the SFU Centre for Restorative Justice. This page was setup before the conference to allow participants to view papers and presentations which were to be presented. We continue to offer this webpage as a resource on specific topics of restorative justice, which includes government/community and public/private partnerships, the Canadian Youth Criminal Justice Act, RJ in public schools, Aboriginal Justice, RJ from a victim's perspective, and evaluation of RJ processes and practices.
A Healing River
In partnership with Heartspeak Productions, the Centre sponsored a film and dialogue guide - A Healing River - that encourages everyone to take an active role in creating safe and healthy communities. Directed by filmmakers Cathie Douglas and Larry Moore, A Healing River is a collection of passionate voices and heartfelt stories that takes you on a journey through the paradigm shift that some call restorative justice.
British Columbia Association for Community Living Partnership
To examine the potential successes and pitfalls of restorative responses for marginalized populations, the Centre has entered into a partnership with the British Columbia Association for Community Living, an organization advocating for inclusion of people with developmental disabilities. Most recently, the Centre co-hosted a Restorative Justice Meets Community Living Roundtable with the BCACL. The event brought together practitioners and academics from the Community Living and restorative justice communities to explore restorative approaches in incidents involving people with developmental disabilities. In conjunction with the BCACL, the Centre plans to build on the outcomes of the roundtable and educate Community Living and restorative justice professionals around the province.
MPower Conflict Resolution Website
We are in the consultation and design stages of mpower - a website for high school students who volunteer for conflict resolution teams in their schools. The website is intended to be a meeting place for students from different high schools to discuss harm and conflict, conflict in schools, criminal justice, and their own personal experiences as a member of a conflict resolution team. The site will also provide information about the criminal justice system, restorative justice, schools-based conflict resolution programs, and peace education, and encourage young adults to become peacemakers and peacekeepers in their respective communities. The website is still in the consultation stages, but in the meantime we welcome your comments and ideas on what how to structure it and what to include.
Other Resources
A Charter for Practitioners of Restorative Justice - The purpose of this document is to articulate that which guides us in our work, practice, and commitment to restorative justice. The following is a Charter for Practitioners of Restorative Justice that is a living, breathing document – a continuous work in progress.
Legal Cases - Our database contains legal cases that are related to restorative justice. Go to our legal cases page to access the full text of these cases directly.
Links - Our Links page contains nearly a hundred links to other sites related to restorative justice. We have grouped our links together into categories, making it easier for you to find what you're looking for.
Citing Internet Sources - This page provides a quick tutorial on how to cite online sources using APA or MLA style.
Database Classification System - Follow this link to see how we organize our extensive database of restorative justice literature.
Quotes - This page is a list of all quotes used on the top right of the pages in our website.