Restorative Justice: Videos

In November 2006 a small group of people gathered at the Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to participate in an extraordinary experience, called a Healing Circle. The group included 4 survivors of clergy abuse when they were children (except for one woman who describes her son committing suicide over it), Archbishop Timothy Dolan (recently installed as the Archbishop of New York), an abusing priest, a couple of other priests, lay church employees, a woman who describes both her own decision to leave the church over the issue and her 97 year old grandmother's decision to stop taking communion because of it and a parishioner whose adult children no longer attend mass. Each of the survivors told the personal impact these events have had on their lives. Everyone in the room had been deeply affected by the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Over the course of several hours, the participants shared their stories of pain and broken trust
--Running time: 01:05:00
--Also located at RAYNOR MEMORIAL LIBRARIES: KF1328 .H42 2009
--Subjects: Catholic Church | Circles | Community | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

In November 2006 a small group of people gathered at the Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to participate in an extraordinary experience, called a Healing Circle. The group included 4 survivors of clergy abuse when they were children (except for one woman who describes her son committing suicide over it), Archbishop Timothy Dolan (recently installed as the Archbishop of New York), an abusing priest, a couple of other priests, lay church employees, a woman who describes both her own decision to leave the church over the issue and her 97 year old grandmother's decision to stop taking communion because of it and a parishioner whose adult children no longer attend mass. Each of the survivors told the personal impact these events have had on their lives. Everyone in the room had been deeply affected by the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Over the course of several hours, the participants shared their stories of pain and broken trust
--Running time: 01:05:00
--Also located at RAYNOR MEMORIAL LIBRARIES: KF1328 .H42 2009
--Subjects: Catholic Church | Circles | Community | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

More than a decade ago, members of a tiny Ojibway reserve on the shores of Lake Winnipeg set out to take justice into their own hands. Hollow Water, in Central Manitoba, is home to 450 people--many of them victims of sexual abuse. The offenders have left a legacy of pain and denial, addiction and suicide. By law, they were the responsibility of the Manitoba justice system. But jail had not stopped offenders in the past. "Punishing people and telling them they needed to heal, didn't make sense," says one community counsellor. Instead, Hollow Water chose to bring the offenders home to face justice in a community healing and sentencing circle. Based on traditional practices, this unique model is reuniting families and healing both victims and their offenders. Hollow Water documents the moving journey of one family, torn apart by years of abuse, who struggle to confront their past. This is a powerful tribute to one community's ability to heal and change
--Running time: 00:48:00
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Canada | Circles | Native American | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

Offers "a clear overview of the origins, theory and practice of conferencing. [Includes] footage from actual and simulated conferences. Offenders, victims and others who have taken part in conferences also describe their experiences, including how they personally benefited from the conferencing process"--Container
--Running time: 00:18:00
--Subjects: Circles | Conferences | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

Distinguished prof. Janine Geske leads the discussion in the 30 minutes documentary that shows how the restorative justice process is used in prison.
--Running time: 00:30:00
--Includes DVD and Guide
--Available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-gCbhU1Rpc
--Subjects: Circles | Correctional - Prisons | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

--Running time: 00:22:00
--Subjects: Circles | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"In his plenary speech from the IIRP [International Institute for Restorative Practices] conference, "Restorative practice in action," August 2000, Toronto, Canada, Nathanson explains in detail the systems of affect and emotion, with emphasis on the affect of shame and responses to shame. Restorative practice such as conferences and circles, he says, provide a safe environment for people to express and exchange intense emotion, helping to repair relationships and build community" --Container
--Running time: 01:08:00
--Subjects: Circles | Community | Conferences | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background

"An overview of the core principles of restorative justice and the victim offender mediation/conferencing process is provided. The importance of adapting restorative justice practices to the expressed needs and cultural context of the people involved is emphasized. Three specific examples are illustrated. First, the use of small group sessions is shown; a one-on-one meeting between victim and offender, next a conference with support person present, and third a brief portrayal of a larger group conference involving neighbors and family members."-- Container
--Running time: 00:22:00
--Subjects: Circles | Community | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

“During recent years, a growing number of victims and family survivors of severely violent offenses … have requested a meeting with the incarcerated offender. There are more than twenty states developing and/or operating statewide programs to respond to such requests. Victims who initiate these meetings with the perpetrator often seek answers to lingering questions; want to express the devastating effects of the crime on their lives, and to gain a greater sense of closure so that they move on with their lives. … [This DVD] provides an overview of the victim sensitive dialogue process in crimes of severe violence.” -- Container.
--Running time: 01:09:00
--Subjects: Circles | Correctional - Prisons | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

Documentary about the arson of Mood's Bridge, a historic covered bridge in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and the restorative conference, facilitated by the International Institute for Restorative Practices, which brought together the six young men who burned down the bridge with their families and members of the community.
--Running time: 00:35:00
--Subjects: Community

This thought-provoking, interactive, do-it-yourself seminar package provides DVD videos for a group of professionals, students or others to examine the use of restorative conferencing in response to serious offenses. "For use as a 2-day seminar or as part of a course on restorative justice"--Container
--Subjects: Community | Conferences

"This documentary explores the Greensboro Massacre of 1979 and its aftermath. Members of the Communist Workers Party massed for a “Death to the Klan” rally in Greensboro, North Carolina when a caravan of Ku Klux Klan and American Nazis arrived. As the police assigned to protect the rally inexplicably disappeared, the Klansmen opened fire, killing five demonstrators and injuring eleven others. Now, a quarter of a century later, the survivors have finally come upon a way to get to the heart of what really happened by mounting a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2004-2006). The film focuses on five of the survivors of the attack, examining the paths they have taken since 1979. These activists have each struggled to stay true to their ideals. Two of the Klan figures – one a former Grand Dragon who is now repentant, the other still an Imperial Wizard and staunchly unrepentant—weave their own interpretation on the events and their aftermath. They all converge at the Truth Commission, the first time such an initiative has been utilized in the United States. Against the backdrop of a city which would largely like to forget the attack and pretend it never occurred, the participants come together exploring possibilities of truth, understanding and forgiveness." --Abstract.
--Running time: 00:59:40
--Additional entry with E-VIDEO available by searching title in Marqcat
--Subjects: Community | History - Historical Aspects | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

In November 2006 a small group of people gathered at the Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to participate in an extraordinary experience, called a Healing Circle. The group included 4 survivors of clergy abuse when they were children (except for one woman who describes her son committing suicide over it), Archbishop Timothy Dolan (recently installed as the Archbishop of New York), an abusing priest, a couple of other priests, lay church employees, a woman who describes both her own decision to leave the church over the issue and her 97 year old grandmother's decision to stop taking communion because of it and a parishioner whose adult children no longer attend mass. Each of the survivors told the personal impact these events have had on their lives. Everyone in the room had been deeply affected by the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Over the course of several hours, the participants shared their stories of pain and broken trust
--Running time: 01:05:00
--Also located at RAYNOR MEMORIAL LIBRARIES: KF1328 .H42 2009
--Subjects: Catholic Church | Circles | Community | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

“Criminal and juvenile justice systems tend to be entirely offender focused, what some have called an attitude of trail ‘em, nail ‘em, and jail ‘em. Victims receive little assistance and have even less input into the process of doing “justice”. In contrast, restorative justice focuses on placing the crime victims, communities, and offenders in active roles to work together to: Empower victims in the search for closure; Show offender the real human impact of their behavior; Provide opportunities to offender to take direct responsibility to make things right; Promote restitution to individual victims and victimized communities. … This 25-minute video is an excellent resource for broad-based public education about the growing international restorative justice movement.” -- Container.
--Running time: 00:25:00
--Subjects: Community | Criminal | Juvenile / Youth | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"Schools, communities, and justice systems in the US and internationally are increasingly turning to restorative justice as an alternative to a traditional punitive approach. Restorative justice recognizes the healing and restorative power of community and works to increase understanding of the impact of actions. David Anderson Hooker provides an introduction to restorative justice, including its goals, pillars, principles, and practices. A demonstration of restorative justice--as it applies to a high school with escalated student conflict--shows a community coming together for healing, responsibility, and forgiveness" --Abstract
--Running time: 00:56:58
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Community | Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Schools - Education

"In his plenary speech from the IIRP [International Institute for Restorative Practices] conference, "Restorative practice in action," August 2000, Toronto, Canada, Nathanson explains in detail the systems of affect and emotion, with emphasis on the affect of shame and responses to shame. Restorative practice such as conferences and circles, he says, provide a safe environment for people to express and exchange intense emotion, helping to repair relationships and build community" --Container
--Running time: 01:08:00
--Subjects: Circles | Community | Conferences | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background

"Shows an actual restorative conference following a workplace incident, in which staff members demeaned their supervisor behind her back and in the presence of customers" --Container
--Running time: 00:26:00
--Subjects: Community | Workplace

"An overview of the core principles of restorative justice and the victim offender mediation/conferencing process is provided. The importance of adapting restorative justice practices to the expressed needs and cultural context of the people involved is emphasized. Three specific examples are illustrated. First, the use of small group sessions is shown; a one-on-one meeting between victim and offender, next a conference with support person present, and third a brief portrayal of a larger group conference involving neighbors and family members."-- Container
--Running time: 00:22:00
--Subjects: Circles | Community | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"The Raising of America, by the producers of Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? and RACE - The Power of an Illusion, is the ground-breaking documentary series, online learning hub and public engagement campaign which reframes the way Americans look at early child health and development. It illustrates how a strong start for all our kids leads not only to better learning, earning, and physical and mental health but also to a healthier, safer, better educated, more prosperous nation." --Abstract
--Running time: 00:42:29
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Community | Juvenile / Youth | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background

Presents two case examples of victim offender mediation, modeling the preparation process and the face-to-face mediation. The first case involves a home burglary by a young adult; the second case involves juvenile vandalism perceived as a hate crime.
--Running time: 01:57:00
--Subjects: Conferences | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

This thought-provoking, interactive, do-it-yourself seminar package provides DVD videos for a group of professionals, students or others to examine the use of restorative conferencing in response to serious offenses. "For use as a 2-day seminar or as part of a course on restorative justice"--Container
--Subjects: Community | Conferences

Restorative justice is gaining attention as a method of healing and reconciliation. Conferences such as the one documented in this film can help criminals confront the enormity of their actions, perhaps preventing them from relapsing into a criminal lifestyle once released. For victims and their families, it can be a way of ending the ordeal. Capturing on film the emotionally charged confrontation between a murderer and his victim's family, "Facing the Demons" takes us through the entire process to bring about such communication
--Running time: 00:57:00
--Also located at RAYNOR MEMORIAL LIBRARIES: HV8688 .F32 1999
--Subjects: Conferences | Foreign - Global - International (Australia)

Offers "a clear overview of the origins, theory and practice of conferencing. [Includes] footage from actual and simulated conferences. Offenders, victims and others who have taken part in conferences also describe their experiences, including how they personally benefited from the conferencing process"--Container
--Running time: 00:18:00
--Subjects: Circles | Conferences | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

Panelists include Liz Elliott from the Centre for Restorative Justice, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University.
"The speakers and audience members present an array of experience and perspectives which reinforces the importance of human relationship in dealing with our incarcerated citizens, especially those who require serious medical treatment and palliative or hospice care. The values of rehabilitation and reintegration emerge as a theme that reflects the expectations of Canadians in regards to their prison system." -- Description for pt. 2 on container
--Running time: 02:30:00
--Subjects: Canada | Conferences | Correctional - Prisons | Counseling | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure)

Focus Program is a multi-level juvenile justice program for high risk male youth in Milwaukee County that works with the Restorative Justice Initiative at Marquette Law School. As part of the restorative justice programming, victim speakers are brought in to talk to the offenders about their stories to humanize crime for them and show how crime affects more than just the act. The program on Nov. 10th highlights victim speaker: Debra Fifer whose son was murdered.
--Subjects: Conferences | Juvenile / Youth | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

Restorative justice week programs including the Boden lecture, performance by Omo-Ana: Children of the Spirit of the Drum, and introduction by the Law School dean, Joseph Kearney. Boden lecture by Dr. Mark Umbreit, "Restorative justice in the 21st century: a social movement full of opportunities and pitfalls." Dr. Umbreit is renowned scholar in the restorative justice movement. He is a professor of Social Work at the University of Minnesota and has founded the Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking.
--Subjects: Conferences | General - Overview | Law School - Legal Education

Panel discussion of various crime victims/survivors, held in the Eisenberg Hall, Marquette University Law School, June 2, 2005
--Running time: 01:30:00
--Subjects: Conferences | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

Panel discussion held in the Eisenberg Hall, Marquette University Law School hosted by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society, Nov. 17, 2004 from 7:00 -8:30 pm
--Running time: 01:30:00
--Subjects: Conferences | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

Crime victims share their powerful experiences of victimization and the healing process of restorative justice. Held in the Varsity theatre, Marquette University, Nov. 18, from 4:00-7:00 pm
--Running time: 03:00:00
--Subjects: Conferences | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"In his plenary speech from the IIRP [International Institute for Restorative Practices] conference, "Restorative practice in action," August 2000, Toronto, Canada, Nathanson explains in detail the systems of affect and emotion, with emphasis on the affect of shame and responses to shame. Restorative practice such as conferences and circles, he says, provide a safe environment for people to express and exchange intense emotion, helping to repair relationships and build community" --Container
--Running time: 01:08:00
--Subjects: Circles | Community | Conferences | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background

"When men in a prison art class agree to collaborate with victims of crime to design a mural about healing, their views on punishment, remorse, and forgiveness collide. At times the divide seems too wide to bridge. But as the participants begin to work together, mistrust gives way to genuine moments of human contact and common purpose. Their struggle and the insights gained are reflected in the art they produce.
""Concrete, Steel, and Paint"" offers a comprehensive view of crime and its victims, punishment, and the importance of dialogue for bringing disparate, resentful groups of people together to affirm their common humanity. The film chronicles the complications that occurred when two Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, artists tried to bring together inmates of Graterford maximum-security prison and residents of Fairhill, a poor, violent neighborhood from which many of the inmates hail, to create a mural. The film emphasizes power of creativity and the ability of art to offer a channel of communication for people who desperately need it."
--Running time: 00:55:00
--Also available as E-VIDEO
--Subjects: Correctional - Prisons | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

Panelists include Liz Elliott from the Centre for Restorative Justice, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University.
"The speakers and audience members present an array of experience and perspectives which reinforces the importance of human relationship in dealing with our incarcerated citizens, especially those who require serious medical treatment and palliative or hospice care. The values of rehabilitation and reintegration emerge as a theme that reflects the expectations of Canadians in regards to their prison system." -- Description for pt. 2 on container
--Running time: 02:30:00
--Subjects: Canada | Conferences | Correctional - Prisons | Counseling | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure)

Distinguished prof. Janine Geske leads the discussion in the 30 minutes documentary that shows how the restorative justice process is used in prison.
--Running time: 00:30:00
--Includes DVD and Guide
--Available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-gCbhU1Rpc
--Subjects: Circles | Correctional - Prisons | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

“During recent years, a growing number of victims and family survivors of severely violent offenses … have requested a meeting with the incarcerated offender. There are more than twenty states developing and/or operating statewide programs to respond to such requests. Victims who initiate these meetings with the perpetrator often seek answers to lingering questions; want to express the devastating effects of the crime on their lives, and to gain a greater sense of closure so that they move on with their lives. … [This DVD] provides an overview of the victim sensitive dialogue process in crimes of severe violence.” -- Container.
--Running time: 01:09:00
--Subjects: Circles | Correctional - Prisons | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"The voices of women caught in the criminal justice system and leading scholars of prison abolition, examining the racial and gendered violence of the prison system. Part II, "Abolition: Past, Present, and Future" documents the recent history of the prison abolition movement through the organizing efforts of Critical Resistance and explores the meaning of abolitionist politics." --Abstract. At 00:57:55 the approach of restorative justice is briefly discussed.
--Running time: 01:37:20
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Correctional - Prisons

Look into the minds and hearts of women inmates of a New York prison. Go inside a writing workshop led by Eve Ensler, where the women create works of poetry and prose which ends in the performance of their writing by critically acclaimed actors
--Running time: 01:20:00
--Also located at RAYNOR MEMORIAL LIBRARIES: PN1997.2 .W43 2003
--Subjects: Correctional - Prisons | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure)

Panelists include Liz Elliott from the Centre for Restorative Justice, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University.
"The speakers and audience members present an array of experience and perspectives which reinforces the importance of human relationship in dealing with our incarcerated citizens, especially those who require serious medical treatment and palliative or hospice care. The values of rehabilitation and reintegration emerge as a theme that reflects the expectations of Canadians in regards to their prison system." -- Description for pt. 2 on container
--Running time: 02:30:00
--Subjects: Canada | Conferences | Correctional - Prisons | Counseling | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure)

In 1998, the state of Pennsylvania launched a pioneering mediation program in which victims of violent crimes or their family members could meet face-to-face with the perpetrators of their crimes. The program provides an opportunity for survivors to express long-brewing emotions and get answers to questions that have haunted them. It also allows perpetrators to express remorse and attempt to make amends after years of reflection. This is a documentary on the story of three crime victims on an emotional journey toward healing and recovery. Beyond conviction follows participants in Pennsylvania's "Mediation program for crimes of severe violence", (1998). The film provides a rare glimpse into the lingering pain and trauma for both victims and offenders and examines this bold effort to bring humanity into the criminal justice
--Running time: 01:37:53
--Additional entry with E-VIDEO available by searching title in Marqcat
--Subjects: Criminal | Family | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

"When men in a prison art class agree to collaborate with victims of crime to design a mural about healing, their views on punishment, remorse, and forgiveness collide. At times the divide seems too wide to bridge. But as the participants begin to work together, mistrust gives way to genuine moments of human contact and common purpose. Their struggle and the insights gained are reflected in the art they produce.
""Concrete, Steel, and Paint"" offers a comprehensive view of crime and its victims, punishment, and the importance of dialogue for bringing disparate, resentful groups of people together to affirm their common humanity. The film chronicles the complications that occurred when two Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, artists tried to bring together inmates of Graterford maximum-security prison and residents of Fairhill, a poor, violent neighborhood from which many of the inmates hail, to create a mural. The film emphasizes power of creativity and the ability of art to offer a channel of communication for people who desperately need it."
--Running time: 00:55:00
--Also available as E-VIDEO
--Subjects: Correctional - Prisons | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

Follows two women as they meet the incarcerated individuals who killed their relatives.
--Running time: 00:45:00
--Subjects: Criminal | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

This thought provoking documentary explores a psychological approach to forgiveness through four powerful stories from a prisoner, a recovering alcoholic, a grieving mother and a renowned world leader, Archbishop Desmond Tutu
--Running time: 00:28:00
--Subjects: Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Forgiveness

"Using an imaginary case study, Mike Baker asks an expert panel of pracititioners how they would tackle escalating gang related incidents within their school. How involved should teachers get with troublesome pupils? How do you deal with the threat of violence to you or others without putting yourself in danger? The panel, including headteachers Philip O'Hear and Richard Ewen, diversity expert Rosemary Campbell-Stephens, and Graham Robb, interim chair of the Youth Justice Board, wrestle with dilemmas posed by an imaginary pupil. He lives in a gang-dominated estate and faces intimidation both on the street and at school. How can the violence be curbed and how can vulnerable pupils be dissuaded from signing up to the dominant gang culture?" --Abstract. This video brings in discussion of restorative justice as one of the elements in a holistic approach to dealing with crime in the school setting.
--Running time: 00:27:27
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

Panelists include Liz Elliott from the Centre for Restorative Justice, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University.
"The speakers and audience members present an array of experience and perspectives which reinforces the importance of human relationship in dealing with our incarcerated citizens, especially those who require serious medical treatment and palliative or hospice care. The values of rehabilitation and reintegration emerge as a theme that reflects the expectations of Canadians in regards to their prison system." -- Description for pt. 2 on container
--Running time: 02:30:00
--Subjects: Canada | Conferences | Correctional - Prisons | Counseling | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure)

“Criminal and juvenile justice systems tend to be entirely offender focused, what some have called an attitude of trail ‘em, nail ‘em, and jail ‘em. Victims receive little assistance and have even less input into the process of doing “justice”. In contrast, restorative justice focuses on placing the crime victims, communities, and offenders in active roles to work together to: Empower victims in the search for closure; Show offender the real human impact of their behavior; Provide opportunities to offender to take direct responsibility to make things right; Promote restitution to individual victims and victimized communities. … This 25-minute video is an excellent resource for broad-based public education about the growing international restorative justice movement.” -- Container.
--Running time: 00:25:00
--Subjects: Community | Criminal | Juvenile / Youth | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"Traditionally criminology focused on criminal action and its control. Labelling theory widened the focus to include the social reaction to crime and its consequences. This video documents the rise and fall of labelling theory and illustrates how aspects of it continue to influence contemporary criminology and criminal justice." --Abstract. In this video, labeling theory focuses on the concept of identifying people and people groups as criminal, and by so doing, developing a secondary deviance, or actually promoting criminal behavior. At 00:06:50 restorative justice is mentioned as being heavily influenced by labeling theory as an attempt to prevent secondary deviance.
--Running time: 00:07:42
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Criminal | History - Historical Aspects | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background

Look into the minds and hearts of women inmates of a New York prison. Go inside a writing workshop led by Eve Ensler, where the women create works of poetry and prose which ends in the performance of their writing by critically acclaimed actors
--Running time: 01:20:00
--Also located at RAYNOR MEMORIAL LIBRARIES: PN1997.2 .W43 2003
--Subjects: Correctional - Prisons | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure)

In 1998, the state of Pennsylvania launched a pioneering mediation program in which victims of violent crimes or their family members could meet face-to-face with the perpetrators of their crimes. The program provides an opportunity for survivors to express long-brewing emotions and get answers to questions that have haunted them. It also allows perpetrators to express remorse and attempt to make amends after years of reflection. This is a documentary on the story of three crime victims on an emotional journey toward healing and recovery. Beyond conviction follows participants in Pennsylvania's "Mediation program for crimes of severe violence", (1998). The film provides a rare glimpse into the lingering pain and trauma for both victims and offenders and examines this bold effort to bring humanity into the criminal justice
--Running time: 01:37:53
--Additional entry with E-VIDEO available by searching title in Marqcat
--Subjects: Criminal | Family | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

Demonstrates Dr. Crenshaw's approach to recontextualize the act of injustice that has occurred in the client family. The offender must come to think of his or her behavior as wrongful, and the victim must come to see what has happened as just a small part of a larger life picture. This restorative justice model helps children and families come to a new understanding of what has happened to them --Summary
--Running time: 01:45:00
--Additional entry with E-VIDEO available by searching title in Marqcat
--Subjects: Family | Juvenile - Youth

"For over forty years, South Africa was governed by the most notorious form of racial domination since Nazi Germany. When it finally collapsed, those who had enforced apartheid's rule wanted amnesty for their crimes. Their victims wanted justice. As a compromise, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was formed. As it investigated the crimes of apartheid, the Commission brought together victims and perpetrators to relive South Africa's brutal history. By revealing the past instead of burying it, the TRC hoped to pave the way to a peaceful future. Long Night's Journey Into Day follows several TRC cases over a two-year period. The stories in the film underscore the universal themes of conflict, forgiveness, and renewal." --Abstract
--Running time: 01:34:44
--Additional entry with E-VIDEO available by searching title in Marqcat
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International | Truth & Reconciliation Commission

Restorative justice is gaining attention as a method of healing and reconciliation. Conferences such as the one documented in this film can help criminals confront the enormity of their actions, perhaps preventing them from relapsing into a criminal lifestyle once released. For victims and their families, it can be a way of ending the ordeal. Capturing on film the emotionally charged confrontation between a murderer and his victim's family, "Facing the Demons" takes us through the entire process to bring about such communication
--Running time: 00:57:00
--Also located at RAYNOR MEMORIAL LIBRARIES: HV8688 .F32 1999
--Subjects: Conferences | Foreign - Global - International (Australia)

"Using an imaginary case study, Mike Baker asks an expert panel of pracititioners how they would tackle escalating gang related incidents within their school. How involved should teachers get with troublesome pupils? How do you deal with the threat of violence to you or others without putting yourself in danger? The panel, including headteachers Philip O'Hear and Richard Ewen, diversity expert Rosemary Campbell-Stephens, and Graham Robb, interim chair of the Youth Justice Board, wrestle with dilemmas posed by an imaginary pupil. He lives in a gang-dominated estate and faces intimidation both on the street and at school. How can the violence be curbed and how can vulnerable pupils be dissuaded from signing up to the dominant gang culture?" --Abstract. This video brings in discussion of restorative justice as one of the elements in a holistic approach to dealing with crime in the school setting.
--Running time: 00:27:27
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

A small group of primary school governors are brought together to critically review Teachers TV programmes. They are shown two different programmes on schooling issues, which they discuss under the guidance of Judy Burgess, head of Devon LEA Governor Services. The first programme they view is on Food and Fitness and the second concerns monitoring the School Improvement Plan. The programmes help spark lively debate and gives an insight into how different schools might tackle the same issues
--Running time: 00:28:00
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Schools - Education

A small group of secondary governors are brought together to critically review Teachers' TV programmes. They are shown two different programmes on governor and other schooling issues, which they discuss under the guidance of Judy Burgess, head of Devon LEA Governor Services. The first programme they view is on Restorative Justice and the second on Self Evaluation.
--Running time: 00:14:11
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Schools - Education

"More and more children are being criminalised, but what can schools do to try and prevent children from getting involved in crime and entering the criminal justice system? Rod Morgan, former chair of the Youth Justice Board, says schools need to reconsider excluding children, as, if they’re not in school, this can increase their likelihood of being involved in criminal behaviour. At Brislington Enterprise College in Bristol [England], they’re trying to reduce the number of exclusions with a restorative justice approach, in which victims and offenders are brought together. Uniquely these 'conferences' count towards local police crime targets. The school works closely with its own policeman trained in the use of Restorative Justice. We find out what he thinks about the process and how the staff feel about sometimes violent pupils being allowed to stay in school." -- Abstract
--Running time: 00:32:41
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

"In this programme the staff and pupils of Drayton School near Banbury introduce one of the latest behaviour management tools available to teachers. Restorative justice is a youth justice initiative which has recently found uses within other spheres, including schools and the workplace. It encourages offenders to face up to the consequences of their bad behaviour - and ask them to suggest ways of repairing the damage they have caused.Harriet Wall, Drayton's learning support coordinator, has been running the school's restorative justice scheme for three years after being introduced to the system by the Thames Valley Police. During this time, teachers at the school have been increasingly impressed by the impact restorative justice can have in the classroom environment. In this programme we see Harriet using restorative justice in a series of incidents involving bad behaviour" --Abstract
--Running time: 00:15:41
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Schools - Education

"Whitton School in Twickenham has recently introduced Restorative Justice as part of its behaviour management system. Leading the project is Brigid Medlam, a Restorative Justice worker and psychologist financed by the Children's Fund. Brigid works at Whitton School one day a week as a mediator between victim and aggressor. We follow Brigid during a typical day's work, offering help and more importantly a safe environment for pupils to talk through issues without risk. On this particular day, Eni and Natasha have come to see Brigid over a simmering dispute between some Year 8 girls. Brigid sees Restorative Justice as a means of helping pupils face responsibility and to address victims' feelings. This programme gives an insight into how Restorative Justice workers can have an impact on learning. "I'm trying to get them to work together so they're happier to be in school," explains Brigid." --Abstract
--Running time: 00:15:37
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Schools - Education

"Schools, communities, and justice systems in the US and internationally are increasingly turning to restorative justice as an alternative to a traditional punitive approach. Restorative justice recognizes the healing and restorative power of community and works to increase understanding of the impact of actions. David Anderson Hooker provides an introduction to restorative justice, including its goals, pillars, principles, and practices. A demonstration of restorative justice--as it applies to a high school with escalated student conflict--shows a community coming together for healing, responsibility, and forgiveness" --Abstract
--Running time: 00:56:58
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Community | Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Schools - Education

"If you want to sort out incidents of conflict, make sure the professionals don't take the conflict away from those involved! This is the message from those who are pioneering restorative justice approaches in schools. Sir Charles Pollard, former Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, and Graham Robb, board member of the Youth Justice Board, share their experiences of the principles and practice of restorative justice. They discuss ways in which conflict can be resolved by bringing together the victims and the perpetrators of conflict and facilitating ways for them to both confront the conflict and reach an agreed resolution. Where these approaches have been used in schools, they have had a clear positive impact on behaviour. Mel Stanley, Deputy Head at Deptford Green School, talks about her experience of restorative justice; Kenny Frederick, Headteacher at George Green's School, discusses her school's various approaches to resolving conflict" --Abstract
--Running time: 01:01:25
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

Coexist examines Rwanda's social experiment in government-mandated reconciliation following the 1994 genocide of more than half a million Tutsi and moderate Hutu. Released from prison in 2003, thousands of Hutus responsible for the slaughter faced little choice but to return to the villages where they once terrorized their neighbors. To weaken the impulse toward retaliation, the Rwandan government sponsored workshops, seminars and healing groups in the hopes of ending the cycle of violence and beginning the process of re-humanization. The compelling and often heartbreaking stories of victims, perpetrators and witnesses illuminate the challenges of this one-size-fits-all policy while exploring many difficult questions at the heart of the human experience
--Running time: 00:57:14
--Additional entry with GUIDEBOOK available by searching title in Marqcat
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Rwanda)

After the civil war in Sierra Leone people confess to the crimes they committed in the hope that they will receive forgiveness from their victims, which will allow both sides to move on with their lives
--Running time: 01:43:03
--Additional entry with E-VIDEO available by searching title in Marqcat
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Sierra Leone)

This thought provoking documentary explores a psychological approach to forgiveness through four powerful stories from a prisoner, a recovering alcoholic, a grieving mother and a renowned world leader, Archbishop Desmond Tutu
--Running time: 00:28:00
--Subjects: Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Forgiveness

"... a State Supreme Court Justice leaves the bench to return to her original calling as a lawyer to promote mediation, restorative justice, and healing in law."--Container
--Running time: 00:20:00
--Subjects: General - Overview | Law School

A Healing River is a collection of passionate voices and heartfelt stories that take you on a journey through the paradigm shift that some call restorative justice. The film takes a thought provoking look at the issues of trauma, recovery and the psychological foundations of restorative process.
--Running time: 01:24:00
--Subjects: General - Overview | Psychological Aspects | Theory - Theoretical Aspects

"...[D]eals with the connections between the inner values of the spirit and the work we do in the outer world. The film is comprised of three stories chronicling the activities of people and projects dedicated to making those connections. The first story is set in Austin, Texas, where two public school teachers learn to cope with the enormous strain of their profession and rekindle their passion through the nationwide Courage to Teach initiative. The second story is set in Oakland, California, where a young community worker and longtime practitioner of meditation dedicates his life to bringing healing to at-risk youth; and the third in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where a former State Supreme court Justice (Janine Geske) stepped down from her high-ranking position to do legal work that reflects her spiritual beliefs."--Container
--Running time: 00:58:00
--Also located at RAYNOR MEMORIAL LIBRARIES: KF1328 .J68 2002
--Subjects: General - Overview | Law School | Schools - Education

An overview of the core principles of restorative justice and the victim offender mediation/conferencing process is provided. The importance of adapting practices to the expressed needs and cultural context of those involved is emphasized. Two specific examples are illustrated: a one-on-one meeting between victim and offender – a meeting with support persons present in additions to the victim and the offender. -- Container
--Running time: 00:10:00
--Subjects: General Overview | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

Restorative justice week programs including the Boden lecture, performance by Omo-Ana: Children of the Spirit of the Drum, and introduction by the Law School dean, Joseph Kearney. Boden lecture by Dr. Mark Umbreit, "Restorative justice in the 21st century: a social movement full of opportunities and pitfalls." Dr. Umbreit is renowned scholar in the restorative justice movement. He is a professor of Social Work at the University of Minnesota and has founded the Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking.
--Subjects: Conferences | General - Overview | Law School - Legal Education

"This documentary explores the Greensboro Massacre of 1979 and its aftermath. Members of the Communist Workers Party massed for a “Death to the Klan” rally in Greensboro, North Carolina when a caravan of Ku Klux Klan and American Nazis arrived. As the police assigned to protect the rally inexplicably disappeared, the Klansmen opened fire, killing five demonstrators and injuring eleven others. Now, a quarter of a century later, the survivors have finally come upon a way to get to the heart of what really happened by mounting a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2004-2006). The film focuses on five of the survivors of the attack, examining the paths they have taken since 1979. These activists have each struggled to stay true to their ideals. Two of the Klan figures – one a former Grand Dragon who is now repentant, the other still an Imperial Wizard and staunchly unrepentant—weave their own interpretation on the events and their aftermath. They all converge at the Truth Commission, the first time such an initiative has been utilized in the United States. Against the backdrop of a city which would largely like to forget the attack and pretend it never occurred, the participants come together exploring possibilities of truth, understanding and forgiveness." --Abstract.
--Running time: 00:59:40
--Additional entry with E-VIDEO available by searching title in Marqcat
--Subjects: Community | History - Historical Aspects | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

In this instructional video from Alexander Street Press, David Anderson Hooker discusses healing historical trauma. Hooker discusses the concept of trauma-genic circumstances and how this is built into the legacy and structures that build the stories of historical trauma.
--Running time: 00:55:21
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: History - Historical Aspects | Theory - Theoretical Aspects

"Traditionally criminology focused on criminal action and its control. Labelling theory widened the focus to include the social reaction to crime and its consequences. This video documents the rise and fall of labelling theory and illustrates how aspects of it continue to influence contemporary criminology and criminal justice." --Abstract. In this video, labeling theory focuses on the concept of identifying people and people groups as criminal, and by so doing, developing a secondary deviance, or actually promoting criminal behavior. At 00:06:50 restorative justice is mentioned as being heavily influenced by labeling theory as an attempt to prevent secondary deviance.
--Running time: 00:07:42
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Criminal | History - Historical Aspects | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background

Discover a fun way to help children and teens who suffer from behavioral problems, anxiety, and other issues by: Learning to avoid problem and pathology-based language in favor of focusing on the skills children need to move toward goals they themselves value. Emphasizing hope and playful collaboration in generating solutions. Understanding how to apply the principles of Kids Skills differently with younger children than with teenagers. Involving friends and a child’s social network in generating positive feedback cycles and solutions. Mastering the skills of strategic praise, effective apology letters, and turning nightmares into “goodmares.”
--Running time: 01:08:20
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

"This instructional video, from the 'Reaching Teens: Strength-Based Communication Strategies to Build Resilience and Support Healthy Adolescent Development' series, is a panel discussion with professionals about crisis management strategies for youth who act out their frustrations." At 00:50:30 this video describes restorative justice as an approach that empowers youth. Restorative justice is described as being about fixing what was damaged, and relationships as being what was damaged.
--Running time: 00:55:19
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Juvenile - Youth

"Using an imaginary case study, Mike Baker asks an expert panel of pracititioners how they would tackle escalating gang related incidents within their school. How involved should teachers get with troublesome pupils? How do you deal with the threat of violence to you or others without putting yourself in danger? The panel, including headteachers Philip O'Hear and Richard Ewen, diversity expert Rosemary Campbell-Stephens, and Graham Robb, interim chair of the Youth Justice Board, wrestle with dilemmas posed by an imaginary pupil. He lives in a gang-dominated estate and faces intimidation both on the street and at school. How can the violence be curbed and how can vulnerable pupils be dissuaded from signing up to the dominant gang culture?" --Abstract. This video brings in discussion of restorative justice as one of the elements in a holistic approach to dealing with crime in the school setting.
--Running time: 00:27:27
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

"More and more children are being criminalised, but what can schools do to try and prevent children from getting involved in crime and entering the criminal justice system? Rod Morgan, former chair of the Youth Justice Board, says schools need to reconsider excluding children, as, if they’re not in school, this can increase their likelihood of being involved in criminal behaviour. At Brislington Enterprise College in Bristol [England], they’re trying to reduce the number of exclusions with a restorative justice approach, in which victims and offenders are brought together. Uniquely these 'conferences' count towards local police crime targets. The school works closely with its own policeman trained in the use of Restorative Justice. We find out what he thinks about the process and how the staff feel about sometimes violent pupils being allowed to stay in school." -- Abstract
--Running time: 00:32:41
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

Focus Program is a multi-level juvenile justice program for high risk male youth in Milwaukee County that works with the Restorative Justice Initiative at Marquette Law School. As part of the restorative justice programming, victim speakers are brought in to talk to the offenders about their stories to humanize crime for them and show how crime affects more than just the act. The program on Nov. 10th highlights victim speaker: Debra Fifer whose son was murdered.
--Subjects: Conferences | Juvenile / Youth | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

“Criminal and juvenile justice systems tend to be entirely offender focused, what some have called an attitude of trail ‘em, nail ‘em, and jail ‘em. Victims receive little assistance and have even less input into the process of doing “justice”. In contrast, restorative justice focuses on placing the crime victims, communities, and offenders in active roles to work together to: Empower victims in the search for closure; Show offender the real human impact of their behavior; Provide opportunities to offender to take direct responsibility to make things right; Promote restitution to individual victims and victimized communities. … This 25-minute video is an excellent resource for broad-based public education about the growing international restorative justice movement.” -- Container.
--Running time: 00:25:00
--Subjects: Community | Criminal | Juvenile / Youth | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"If you want to sort out incidents of conflict, make sure the professionals don't take the conflict away from those involved! This is the message from those who are pioneering restorative justice approaches in schools. Sir Charles Pollard, former Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, and Graham Robb, board member of the Youth Justice Board, share their experiences of the principles and practice of restorative justice. They discuss ways in which conflict can be resolved by bringing together the victims and the perpetrators of conflict and facilitating ways for them to both confront the conflict and reach an agreed resolution. Where these approaches have been used in schools, they have had a clear positive impact on behaviour. Mel Stanley, Deputy Head at Deptford Green School, talks about her experience of restorative justice; Kenny Frederick, Headteacher at George Green's School, discusses her school's various approaches to resolving conflict" --Abstract
--Running time: 01:01:25
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

"This interview, from the 'Reaching Teens: Strength-Based Communication Strategies to Build Resilience and Support Healthy Adolescent Development' series produced by the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a discussion with adolescent medicine specialist Kenneth R. Ginsburg and staff from YouthBuild Philadelphia about the services they give to young adults at YouthBuild." --Abstract. At 00:33:05, Dr. Ken Ginsburg discusses the role of restorative justice in working through relationship issues.
--Running time: 00:55:10
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Juvenile - Youth

Demonstrates Dr. Crenshaw's approach to recontextualize the act of injustice that has occurred in the client family. The offender must come to think of his or her behavior as wrongful, and the victim must come to see what has happened as just a small part of a larger life picture. This restorative justice model helps children and families come to a new understanding of what has happened to them --Summary
--Running time: 01:45:00
--Additional entry with E-VIDEO available by searching title in Marqcat
--Subjects: Family | Juvenile - Youth

"The Raising of America, by the producers of Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? and RACE - The Power of an Illusion, is the ground-breaking documentary series, online learning hub and public engagement campaign which reframes the way Americans look at early child health and development. It illustrates how a strong start for all our kids leads not only to better learning, earning, and physical and mental health but also to a healthier, safer, better educated, more prosperous nation." --Abstract
--Running time: 00:42:29
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Community | Juvenile / Youth | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background

"... a State Supreme Court Justice leaves the bench to return to her original calling as a lawyer to promote mediation, restorative justice, and healing in law."--Container
--Running time: 00:20:00
--Subjects: General - Overview | Law School

"...[D]eals with the connections between the inner values of the spirit and the work we do in the outer world. The film is comprised of three stories chronicling the activities of people and projects dedicated to making those connections. The first story is set in Austin, Texas, where two public school teachers learn to cope with the enormous strain of their profession and rekindle their passion through the nationwide Courage to Teach initiative. The second story is set in Oakland, California, where a young community worker and longtime practitioner of meditation dedicates his life to bringing healing to at-risk youth; and the third in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where a former State Supreme court Justice (Janine Geske) stepped down from her high-ranking position to do legal work that reflects her spiritual beliefs."--Container
--Running time: 00:58:00
--Also located at RAYNOR MEMORIAL LIBRARIES: KF1328 .J68 2002
--Subjects: General - Overview | Law School | Schools - Education

Restorative justice week programs including the Boden lecture, performance by Omo-Ana: Children of the Spirit of the Drum, and introduction by the Law School dean, Joseph Kearney. Boden lecture by Dr. Mark Umbreit, "Restorative justice in the 21st century: a social movement full of opportunities and pitfalls." Dr. Umbreit is renowned scholar in the restorative justice movement. He is a professor of Social Work at the University of Minnesota and has founded the Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking.
--Subjects: Conferences | General - Overview | Law School - Legal Education

More than a decade ago, members of a tiny Ojibway reserve on the shores of Lake Winnipeg set out to take justice into their own hands. Hollow Water, in Central Manitoba, is home to 450 people--many of them victims of sexual abuse. The offenders have left a legacy of pain and denial, addiction and suicide. By law, they were the responsibility of the Manitoba justice system. But jail had not stopped offenders in the past. "Punishing people and telling them they needed to heal, didn't make sense," says one community counsellor. Instead, Hollow Water chose to bring the offenders home to face justice in a community healing and sentencing circle. Based on traditional practices, this unique model is reuniting families and healing both victims and their offenders. Hollow Water documents the moving journey of one family, torn apart by years of abuse, who struggle to confront their past. This is a powerful tribute to one community's ability to heal and change
--Running time: 00:48:00
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Canada | Circles | Native American | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

"TRIBAL JUSTICE is a feature documentary about a little known, underreported but effective criminal justice reform movement in America today: the efforts of tribal courts to create alternative justice systems based on their traditions. In California, the state with the largest number of Indian people and tribes, two formidable Native American women are among those leading the way. Abby Abinanti, Chief Judge of the Yurok Tribe on the northwest coast, and Claudette White, Chief Judge of the Quechan Tribe in the southeastern desert, are creating innovative systems that focus on restoring rather than punishing offenders in order to keep tribal members out of prison, prevent children from being taken from their communities, and stop the school-to-prison pipeline that plagues their young people." --Abstract
--Running time: 01:27:22
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Native American

"'Warrior Lawyers' (2021) is a one-hour PBS documentary that is particularly timely and relevant given our country's current reckoning with racial inequity, institutional racism and social injustice. The program focuses on the stories of Native American Lawyers, Tribal Judges and their colleagues who work with Native Nations, their citizens and mainstream institutions to achieve Sacred Justice. These unseen role models strive daily to address and resolve unique and complicated historical, governmental, legal, judicial and social welfare issues, which are most often rooted in discrimination, historical trauma and cultural destruction. Come take a journey into past and present day Indian Country to learn of untold stories that shine a light on Native Americans rising up to create a new path for today and for the next Seven Generations." --Abstract
--Running time: 00:56:47
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Native American

A Healing River is a collection of passionate voices and heartfelt stories that take you on a journey through the paradigm shift that some call restorative justice. The film takes a thought provoking look at the issues of trauma, recovery and the psychological foundations of restorative process.
--Running time: 01:24:00
--Subjects: General - Overview | Psychological Aspects | Theory - Theoretical Aspects

"Scott Turow, one of the country's top legal thriller writers (Presumed Innocent), meets with Michael Gazzaniga, one of the world's top cognitive neuroscientists and author of The Social Brain, Mind Matters, and Nature’s Mind, to explore how justice and retribution are processed in the brain." --Abstract
--Running time: 00:42:46
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Psychological Aspects

"Being a victim of violence can lead to severe psychological consequences, including post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety. It can also lead to violence against others. But there are alternatives to these negative reactions. Dr. [Ervin] Staub addresses the need to overcome trauma from a positive perspective, namely, how victims of violence can become caring and helpful to others, and what happens when they do. Counselors and graduate students will gain incredible insight into this concept of "Altruism born of Suffering" and the research that Dr. Staub has conducted." --Abstract.
This video explores genocide and the roots of altruism. See beginning at 01:00 for discussion on restorative justice.
--Running time: 01:08:47
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Psychological Aspects | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"Four actual Real Justice conferences were videotaped, with the permission of participants, at alternative schools operated by the Community Service Foundation and Buxmont Academy, sister nonprofit organizations serving troubled youth in eastern Pennsylvania. Footage from the conferences, which were held for offenses ranging from truancy and leaving school grounds to drug possession and bringing a knife onto a school bus, provide viewers with a realistic view of conferencing. Some conferences are highly emotional; others are not. Some conferences produce satisfying outcomes; others are less successful. But follow-up interviews with conference participants show that even a so-called "unsuccessful" conference can produce meaningful outcomes." -- DVD packaging
--Running time: 00:49:00
--Subjects: Schools - Education

Discover if there is indeed a school discipline crisis and what should be done about poor behaviour. Ruth Kelly, the former education secretary has set up a working group of teachers to devise a national strategy that tackles poor behaviour in schools. In this programme teachers and headteachers talk about what they consider to be bad behaviour, how they see it increasing and the various schemes they have introduced to solve the problem. Geoff Moss, an assertive discipline trainer believes that changing social attitudes have blurred the distinction between childhood and adolescence and that teachers increasingly need to teach responsible behaviour.
--Running time: 00:28:11
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Schools - Education

Discover a fun way to help children and teens who suffer from behavioral problems, anxiety, and other issues by: Learning to avoid problem and pathology-based language in favor of focusing on the skills children need to move toward goals they themselves value. Emphasizing hope and playful collaboration in generating solutions. Understanding how to apply the principles of Kids Skills differently with younger children than with teenagers. Involving friends and a child’s social network in generating positive feedback cycles and solutions. Mastering the skills of strategic praise, effective apology letters, and turning nightmares into “goodmares.”
--Running time: 01:08:20
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

"Using an imaginary case study, Mike Baker asks an expert panel of pracititioners how they would tackle escalating gang related incidents within their school. How involved should teachers get with troublesome pupils? How do you deal with the threat of violence to you or others without putting yourself in danger? The panel, including headteachers Philip O'Hear and Richard Ewen, diversity expert Rosemary Campbell-Stephens, and Graham Robb, interim chair of the Youth Justice Board, wrestle with dilemmas posed by an imaginary pupil. He lives in a gang-dominated estate and faces intimidation both on the street and at school. How can the violence be curbed and how can vulnerable pupils be dissuaded from signing up to the dominant gang culture?" --Abstract. This video brings in discussion of restorative justice as one of the elements in a holistic approach to dealing with crime in the school setting.
--Running time: 00:27:27
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

A small group of primary school governors are brought together to critically review Teachers TV programmes. They are shown two different programmes on schooling issues, which they discuss under the guidance of Judy Burgess, head of Devon LEA Governor Services. The first programme they view is on Food and Fitness and the second concerns monitoring the School Improvement Plan. The programmes help spark lively debate and gives an insight into how different schools might tackle the same issues
--Running time: 00:28:00
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Schools - Education

A small group of secondary governors are brought together to critically review Teachers' TV programmes. They are shown two different programmes on governor and other schooling issues, which they discuss under the guidance of Judy Burgess, head of Devon LEA Governor Services. The first programme they view is on Restorative Justice and the second on Self Evaluation.
--Running time: 00:14:11
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Schools - Education

"...[D]eals with the connections between the inner values of the spirit and the work we do in the outer world. The film is comprised of three stories chronicling the activities of people and projects dedicated to making those connections. The first story is set in Austin, Texas, where two public school teachers learn to cope with the enormous strain of their profession and rekindle their passion through the nationwide Courage to Teach initiative. The second story is set in Oakland, California, where a young community worker and longtime practitioner of meditation dedicates his life to bringing healing to at-risk youth; and the third in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where a former State Supreme court Justice (Janine Geske) stepped down from her high-ranking position to do legal work that reflects her spiritual beliefs."--Container
--Running time: 00:58:00
--Also located at RAYNOR MEMORIAL LIBRARIES: KF1328 .J68 2002
--Subjects: General - Overview | Law School | Schools - Education

"More and more children are being criminalised, but what can schools do to try and prevent children from getting involved in crime and entering the criminal justice system? Rod Morgan, former chair of the Youth Justice Board, says schools need to reconsider excluding children, as, if they’re not in school, this can increase their likelihood of being involved in criminal behaviour. At Brislington Enterprise College in Bristol [England], they’re trying to reduce the number of exclusions with a restorative justice approach, in which victims and offenders are brought together. Uniquely these 'conferences' count towards local police crime targets. The school works closely with its own policeman trained in the use of Restorative Justice. We find out what he thinks about the process and how the staff feel about sometimes violent pupils being allowed to stay in school." -- Abstract
--Running time: 00:32:41
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

"In this programme the staff and pupils of Drayton School near Banbury introduce one of the latest behaviour management tools available to teachers. Restorative justice is a youth justice initiative which has recently found uses within other spheres, including schools and the workplace. It encourages offenders to face up to the consequences of their bad behaviour - and ask them to suggest ways of repairing the damage they have caused.Harriet Wall, Drayton's learning support coordinator, has been running the school's restorative justice scheme for three years after being introduced to the system by the Thames Valley Police. During this time, teachers at the school have been increasingly impressed by the impact restorative justice can have in the classroom environment. In this programme we see Harriet using restorative justice in a series of incidents involving bad behaviour" --Abstract
--Running time: 00:15:41
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Schools - Education

"Whitton School in Twickenham has recently introduced Restorative Justice as part of its behaviour management system. Leading the project is Brigid Medlam, a Restorative Justice worker and psychologist financed by the Children's Fund. Brigid works at Whitton School one day a week as a mediator between victim and aggressor. We follow Brigid during a typical day's work, offering help and more importantly a safe environment for pupils to talk through issues without risk. On this particular day, Eni and Natasha have come to see Brigid over a simmering dispute between some Year 8 girls. Brigid sees Restorative Justice as a means of helping pupils face responsibility and to address victims' feelings. This programme gives an insight into how Restorative Justice workers can have an impact on learning. "I'm trying to get them to work together so they're happier to be in school," explains Brigid." --Abstract
--Running time: 00:15:37
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Schools - Education

"Schools, communities, and justice systems in the US and internationally are increasingly turning to restorative justice as an alternative to a traditional punitive approach. Restorative justice recognizes the healing and restorative power of community and works to increase understanding of the impact of actions. David Anderson Hooker provides an introduction to restorative justice, including its goals, pillars, principles, and practices. A demonstration of restorative justice--as it applies to a high school with escalated student conflict--shows a community coming together for healing, responsibility, and forgiveness" --Abstract
--Running time: 00:56:58
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Community | Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Schools - Education

"If you want to sort out incidents of conflict, make sure the professionals don't take the conflict away from those involved! This is the message from those who are pioneering restorative justice approaches in schools. Sir Charles Pollard, former Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, and Graham Robb, board member of the Youth Justice Board, share their experiences of the principles and practice of restorative justice. They discuss ways in which conflict can be resolved by bringing together the victims and the perpetrators of conflict and facilitating ways for them to both confront the conflict and reach an agreed resolution. Where these approaches have been used in schools, they have had a clear positive impact on behaviour. Mel Stanley, Deputy Head at Deptford Green School, talks about her experience of restorative justice; Kenny Frederick, Headteacher at George Green's School, discusses her school's various approaches to resolving conflict" --Abstract
--Running time: 01:01:25
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International (Great Britain) | Juvenile / Youth | Schools - Education

"Thousands of pupils are assaulted by their peers every term. How can schools work with them to help to create a safe and supportive learning environment? Through dramatic reconstruction, this programme explores some of the security issues facing young people in schools today. The senior management team at Islington Green School share their experiences and tell us how they've managed to turn a failing inner city school into a calmer, safer and more successful environment. Dr Andy Briers, author of 'Safer School Communities', discusses ways in which the police and schools are working together in order to address the issue of pupil safety." --Abstract. Safer Schools Partnership is based around the idea of putting police officers in schools to help make schools a safer place. The police carry out four roles: enforcement, education, advisory (including restorative justice) and role modeling.
--Running time: 00:14:23
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Schools - Education

"The Parents' Guide explores what is going on in schools today and discusses some of the key issues from a parent's point of view. In this programme we join Fiona and two parents, Shupikai Rinomhota and Janice Williams, together with education consultant Jan McKenley, to discuss behaviour in secondary schools. We look at some Teachers' TV programmes and see how the issue of pupil behaviour is being addressed by teachers, and, of course, parents. What are the current strategies for dealing with unacceptable behaviour at school? How do teachers address low level disruption in the classroom? How can anger management techniques help pupils understand and control their feelings? How can parents and teachers work together? You can hear the views of parents and gain an insight into what other schools are doing, then have your say by emailing parents@teachers.tv." --Abstract
--Running time: 0:28:18
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Schools - Education

"Teachers, politicians and education experts come together with Sheena McDonald to debate a current and critical education issue that matters to people working in schools." --Abstract. This program focuses on bullying in schools and actions to respond to bullying. The discussion offers preference to strong discipline over restorative justice practices.
--Running time: 00:28:32
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Schools - Education

In this instructional video from Alexander Street Press, David Anderson Hooker discusses healing historical trauma. Hooker discusses the concept of trauma-genic circumstances and how this is built into the legacy and structures that build the stories of historical trauma.
--Running time: 00:55:21
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: History - Historical Aspects | Theory - Theoretical Aspects

A Healing River is a collection of passionate voices and heartfelt stories that take you on a journey through the paradigm shift that some call restorative justice. The film takes a thought provoking look at the issues of trauma, recovery and the psychological foundations of restorative process.
--Running time: 01:24:00
--Subjects: General - Overview | Psychological Aspects | Theory - Theoretical Aspects

--Running time: 00:22:00
--Subjects: Circles | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"Traditionally criminology focused on criminal action and its control. Labelling theory widened the focus to include the social reaction to crime and its consequences. This video documents the rise and fall of labelling theory and illustrates how aspects of it continue to influence contemporary criminology and criminal justice." --Abstract. In this video, labeling theory focuses on the concept of identifying people and people groups as criminal, and by so doing, developing a secondary deviance, or actually promoting criminal behavior. At 00:06:50 restorative justice is mentioned as being heavily influenced by labeling theory as an attempt to prevent secondary deviance.
--Running time: 00:07:42
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Criminal | History - Historical Aspects | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background

"In his plenary speech from the IIRP [International Institute for Restorative Practices] conference, "Restorative practice in action," August 2000, Toronto, Canada, Nathanson explains in detail the systems of affect and emotion, with emphasis on the affect of shame and responses to shame. Restorative practice such as conferences and circles, he says, provide a safe environment for people to express and exchange intense emotion, helping to repair relationships and build community" --Container
--Running time: 01:08:00
--Subjects: Circles | Community | Conferences | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background

"The Raising of America, by the producers of Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? and RACE - The Power of an Illusion, is the ground-breaking documentary series, online learning hub and public engagement campaign which reframes the way Americans look at early child health and development. It illustrates how a strong start for all our kids leads not only to better learning, earning, and physical and mental health but also to a healthier, safer, better educated, more prosperous nation." --Abstract
--Running time: 00:42:29
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Community | Juvenile / Youth | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background

"For over forty years, South Africa was governed by the most notorious form of racial domination since Nazi Germany. When it finally collapsed, those who had enforced apartheid's rule wanted amnesty for their crimes. Their victims wanted justice. As a compromise, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was formed. As it investigated the crimes of apartheid, the Commission brought together victims and perpetrators to relive South Africa's brutal history. By revealing the past instead of burying it, the TRC hoped to pave the way to a peaceful future. Long Night's Journey Into Day follows several TRC cases over a two-year period. The stories in the film underscore the universal themes of conflict, forgiveness, and renewal." --Abstract
--Running time: 01:34:44
--Additional entry with E-VIDEO available by searching title in Marqcat
--Subjects: Foreign - Global - International | Truth & Reconciliation Commission

"... in an exclusive interview with Caroline, who many years ago was horribly groped by Devin Faraci, an influential film critic who committed the act, we explore how each experienced the assault and came to grips with it afterwards. Though each person has her or his own personal journey, today we share the story of two people searching for healing in their own lives." At 00:20:25 restorative justice is discussed in light of forgiveness and restoration.
--Running time: 00:26:29
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

In 1998, the state of Pennsylvania launched a pioneering mediation program in which victims of violent crimes or their family members could meet face-to-face with the perpetrators of their crimes. The program provides an opportunity for survivors to express long-brewing emotions and get answers to questions that have haunted them. It also allows perpetrators to express remorse and attempt to make amends after years of reflection. This is a documentary on the story of three crime victims on an emotional journey toward healing and recovery. Beyond conviction follows participants in Pennsylvania's "Mediation program for crimes of severe violence", (1998). The film provides a rare glimpse into the lingering pain and trauma for both victims and offenders and examines this bold effort to bring humanity into the criminal justice
--Running time: 01:37:53
--Additional entry with E-VIDEO available by searching title in Marqcat
--Subjects: Criminal | Family | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

Presents two case examples of victim offender mediation, modeling the preparation process and the face-to-face mediation. The first case involves a home burglary by a young adult; the second case involves juvenile vandalism perceived as a hate crime.
--Running time: 01:57:00
--Subjects: Conferences | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

"When men in a prison art class agree to collaborate with victims of crime to design a mural about healing, their views on punishment, remorse, and forgiveness collide. At times the divide seems too wide to bridge. But as the participants begin to work together, mistrust gives way to genuine moments of human contact and common purpose. Their struggle and the insights gained are reflected in the art they produce.
""Concrete, Steel, and Paint"" offers a comprehensive view of crime and its victims, punishment, and the importance of dialogue for bringing disparate, resentful groups of people together to affirm their common humanity. The film chronicles the complications that occurred when two Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, artists tried to bring together inmates of Graterford maximum-security prison and residents of Fairhill, a poor, violent neighborhood from which many of the inmates hail, to create a mural. The film emphasizes power of creativity and the ability of art to offer a channel of communication for people who desperately need it."
--Running time: 00:55:00
--Also available as E-VIDEO
--Subjects: Correctional - Prisons | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

Follows two women as they meet the incarcerated individuals who killed their relatives.
--Running time: 00:45:00
--Subjects: Criminal | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

"This documentary explores the Greensboro Massacre of 1979 and its aftermath. Members of the Communist Workers Party massed for a “Death to the Klan” rally in Greensboro, North Carolina when a caravan of Ku Klux Klan and American Nazis arrived. As the police assigned to protect the rally inexplicably disappeared, the Klansmen opened fire, killing five demonstrators and injuring eleven others. Now, a quarter of a century later, the survivors have finally come upon a way to get to the heart of what really happened by mounting a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2004-2006). The film focuses on five of the survivors of the attack, examining the paths they have taken since 1979. These activists have each struggled to stay true to their ideals. Two of the Klan figures – one a former Grand Dragon who is now repentant, the other still an Imperial Wizard and staunchly unrepentant—weave their own interpretation on the events and their aftermath. They all converge at the Truth Commission, the first time such an initiative has been utilized in the United States. Against the backdrop of a city which would largely like to forget the attack and pretend it never occurred, the participants come together exploring possibilities of truth, understanding and forgiveness." --Abstract.
--Running time: 00:59:40
--Additional entry with E-VIDEO available by searching title in Marqcat
--Subjects: Community | History - Historical Aspects | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

In November 2006 a small group of people gathered at the Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to participate in an extraordinary experience, called a Healing Circle. The group included 4 survivors of clergy abuse when they were children (except for one woman who describes her son committing suicide over it), Archbishop Timothy Dolan (recently installed as the Archbishop of New York), an abusing priest, a couple of other priests, lay church employees, a woman who describes both her own decision to leave the church over the issue and her 97 year old grandmother's decision to stop taking communion because of it and a parishioner whose adult children no longer attend mass. Each of the survivors told the personal impact these events have had on their lives. Everyone in the room had been deeply affected by the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Over the course of several hours, the participants shared their stories of pain and broken trust
--Running time: 01:05:00
--Also located at RAYNOR MEMORIAL LIBRARIES: KF1328 .H42 2009
--Subjects: Catholic Church | Circles | Community | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

More than a decade ago, members of a tiny Ojibway reserve on the shores of Lake Winnipeg set out to take justice into their own hands. Hollow Water, in Central Manitoba, is home to 450 people--many of them victims of sexual abuse. The offenders have left a legacy of pain and denial, addiction and suicide. By law, they were the responsibility of the Manitoba justice system. But jail had not stopped offenders in the past. "Punishing people and telling them they needed to heal, didn't make sense," says one community counsellor. Instead, Hollow Water chose to bring the offenders home to face justice in a community healing and sentencing circle. Based on traditional practices, this unique model is reuniting families and healing both victims and their offenders. Hollow Water documents the moving journey of one family, torn apart by years of abuse, who struggle to confront their past. This is a powerful tribute to one community's ability to heal and change
--Running time: 00:48:00
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Canada | Circles | Native American | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

Offers "a clear overview of the origins, theory and practice of conferencing. [Includes] footage from actual and simulated conferences. Offenders, victims and others who have taken part in conferences also describe their experiences, including how they personally benefited from the conferencing process"--Container
--Running time: 00:18:00
--Subjects: Circles | Conferences | Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

"To ensure the #MeToo movement leads to transformative change, we need to look at the structures that created this moment of women’s rage. Our panel exposes hidden cultural biases as they relate to patriarchy, equal pay, corporate culture, leadership, legal reforms, individual behavior, and how they intersect with race, class and gender. With guests Saru Jayaraman, Joanne Lipman, and Tony Porter." --Abstract
--Running time: 00:26:29
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Victims - Offender - Victim Rights

"Being a victim of violence can lead to severe psychological consequences, including post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety. It can also lead to violence against others. But there are alternatives to these negative reactions. Dr. [Ervin] Staub addresses the need to overcome trauma from a positive perspective, namely, how victims of violence can become caring and helpful to others, and what happens when they do. Counselors and graduate students will gain incredible insight into this concept of "Altruism born of Suffering" and the research that Dr. Staub has conducted." --Abstract.
This video explores genocide and the roots of altruism. See beginning at 01:00 for discussion on restorative justice.
--Running time: 01:08:47
--Alexander Street Press Video
--Subjects: Psychological Aspects | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

An overview of the core principles of restorative justice and the victim offender mediation/conferencing process is provided. The importance of adapting practices to the expressed needs and cultural context of those involved is emphasized. Two specific examples are illustrated: a one-on-one meeting between victim and offender – a meeting with support persons present in additions to the victim and the offender. -- Container
--Running time: 00:10:00
--Subjects: General Overview | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

Distinguished prof. Janine Geske leads the discussion in the 30 minutes documentary that shows how the restorative justice process is used in prison.
--Running time: 00:30:00
--Includes DVD and Guide
--Available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-gCbhU1Rpc
--Subjects: Circles | Correctional - Prisons | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

--Running time: 00:22:00
--Subjects: Circles | Criminal (Law, Justice, Procedure) | Theory / Theoretical Aspects / Background | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

Focus Program is a multi-level juvenile justice program for high risk male youth in Milwaukee County that works with the Restorative Justice Initiative at Marquette Law School. As part of the restorative justice programming, victim speakers are brought in to talk to the offenders about their stories to humanize crime for them and show how crime affects more than just the act. The program on Nov. 10th highlights victim speaker: Debra Fifer whose son was murdered.
--Subjects: Conferences | Juvenile / Youth | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

“Criminal and juvenile justice systems tend to be entirely offender focused, what some have called an attitude of trail ‘em, nail ‘em, and jail ‘em. Victims receive little assistance and have even less input into the process of doing “justice”. In contrast, restorative justice focuses on placing the crime victims, communities, and offenders in active roles to work together to: Empower victims in the search for closure; Show offender the real human impact of their behavior; Provide opportunities to offender to take direct responsibility to make things right; Promote restitution to individual victims and victimized communities. … This 25-minute video is an excellent resource for broad-based public education about the growing international restorative justice movement.” -- Container.
--Running time: 00:25:00
--Subjects: Community | Criminal | Juvenile / Youth | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

Panel discussion of various crime victims/survivors, held in the Eisenberg Hall, Marquette University Law School, June 2, 2005
--Running time: 01:30:00
--Subjects: Conferences | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

Panel discussion held in the Eisenberg Hall, Marquette University Law School hosted by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society, Nov. 17, 2004 from 7:00 -8:30 pm
--Running time: 01:30:00
--Subjects: Conferences | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

Crime victims share their powerful experiences of victimization and the healing process of restorative justice. Held in the Varsity theatre, Marquette University, Nov. 18, from 4:00-7:00 pm
--Running time: 03:00:00
--Subjects: Conferences | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"The process of victim/offender mediation is briefly described, with an emphasis on the benefits for those crime victims who voluntarily chose to meet with the offender. Comments by a diverse group of crime victims who have participated in a dialogue with the offender are presented, including their initial needs and concerns prior to meeting the offender, what occurred in the mediation session, and their description of the benefits they received. Several key research findings on the impact of victim/offender mediation on crime victims are briefly highlighted." --Container
--Running time: 00:21:00
--Subjects: Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"An overview of the core principles of restorative justice and the victim offender mediation/conferencing process is provided. The importance of adapting restorative justice practices to the expressed needs and cultural context of the people involved is emphasized. Three specific examples are illustrated. First, the use of small group sessions is shown; a one-on-one meeting between victim and offender, next a conference with support person present, and third a brief portrayal of a larger group conference involving neighbors and family members."-- Container
--Running time: 00:22:00
--Subjects: Circles | Community | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

“During recent years, a growing number of victims and family survivors of severely violent offenses … have requested a meeting with the incarcerated offender. There are more than twenty states developing and/or operating statewide programs to respond to such requests. Victims who initiate these meetings with the perpetrator often seek answers to lingering questions; want to express the devastating effects of the crime on their lives, and to gain a greater sense of closure so that they move on with their lives. … [This DVD] provides an overview of the victim sensitive dialogue process in crimes of severe violence.” -- Container.
--Running time: 01:09:00
--Subjects: Circles | Correctional - Prisons | Victim - Offender - Victim Rights

"Shows an actual restorative conference following a workplace incident, in which staff members demeaned their supervisor behind her back and in the presence of customers" --Container
--Running time: 00:26:00
--Subjects: Community | Workplace