Toolbox for Implementing Restorative Justice and Advancing Community Policing

By Nicholl, Caroline G.

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Title:	Toolbox for Implementing Restorative Justice and Advancing Community Policing
Author:	Nicholl, Caroline G.
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Language:	English
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Citation APA MLA Chicago G. Nichol, B. C. (n.d.). Toolbox for Implementing Restorative Justice and Advancing Community Policing. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

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Acknowledgments: There are many people to thank for making this project a reality. First, my colleagues and the communities in Britain who tolerated my experimenting with community policing and exploring restorative justice; in particular, Charles Pollard, Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, and Ian Blair, now Chief Constable of Surrey Police, both of whom placed consider-able trust and faith in the work I was attempting to do while I was Chief Superintendent at Milton Keynes. I must also thank The Commonwealth Fund in New York, which awarded me a Harkness Fellowship in 1995–96, thereby providing an unusual and wonderful opportunity to test and further develop my thesis in a different cultural context.

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction to Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Part 1. Values of Restorative Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Dialogue and Inclusiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Crime: More than a Violation of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Repairing Harms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Involving and Strengthening the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Part 2. Addressing Victims' Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Impact of Crime on Victims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Restoring Victims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 How Can This Be Accomplished? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 The Role of Victim Advocates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Part 3. Holding Offenders to Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Role of Positive Shaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 How Can This Be Accomplished? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Offender Accountability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Part 4. Building Community Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Is the Dream of Regenerated, Cohesive Communities Utopian? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 What Is Community? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Community Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Restorative Community Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Building Community Decision making Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Actions You and Your Agency Need to Take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Stages in Transition to Strong Informal Social Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Part 5. Developing a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 S