Howard Zehr

Howard Zehr

Howard Zehr (born 2 July 1944) is Professor of Sociology and Restorative Justice at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia where he also serves as co-director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Zehr previously served 19 years as director of Mennonite Central Committee’s Office on Crime and Justice.He is considered a pioneer in the field of restorative justice, a branch of criminal justice that focuses on repairing harm rather than establishing deterrence. [http://www.cofchrist.org/peaceaward/Zehr-bio.asp, website, accessed October 4, 2006.]

Zehr is the author of "The Little Book of Restorative Justice", " Changing Lenses: A New Focus for Crime and Justice" and numerous other books.He received his B.A. from Morehouse College, M.A., from the University of Chicago and Ph.D. from Rutgers University.Zehr was awarded the 2003 International Prize for Restorative Justice by Prison Fellowship International’s Centre for Justice and Reconciliation. He is the recipient of the 2006 Community of Christ International Peace Award.

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. Justice: Retribution or Restoration?. Peacework Magazine on the web, April 1999. 1999

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. Doing Life: Reflections of Men and Women Serving Life Sentences.. Intercourse, PA: Good Books. 1998

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. Restorative justice and substance abuse: The path ahead. In Bringing restorative justice to adolescent substance abuse, ed. Kathryn G. Herr. Special issue of Youth & Society 33 (December), 314-328. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 2001

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. Journey to belonging. Paper presented at the Fourth International Conference on Restorative Justice for Juveniles, October (Tübingen, Germany). 2000

. Journey to Belonging. Paper presented at the Just Peace? Peace Making and Peace Building for the New Millennium conference, held in Auckland, New Zealand, 24-28 April. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University, School of Social and Cultural Studies, Centre for Justice and Peace Development. 2000

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. Evaluation and Restorative Justice Principles.. In Elizabeth Elliott and Robert M. Gordon, eds., New Directions in Restorative Justice: Issues, Practice, Evaluation. Cullompton, UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 296-303. 2005

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. El pequeño libro de la justicia restaurativa.. Intercourse, PA: Good Books. 2007

. Why Can't We Just Apologize?. The Crime Victims Report. 11(3):38. 2007

Notes

External links

* [http://www.emu.edu/personnel/people/show/zehrh Professional Page] at Eastern Mennonite University
* [http://www.restorativejustice.org/resources/leading/zehr Biography] on Restorative Justice Online
* [http://www.cofchrist.org/peaceaward/ Community of Christ International Peace Award]
* [http://www.pficjr.org/newsitems/zehr International Prize for Restorative Justice]
* [http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/pwork/0499/049910.htm Article on Restorative Justice] by Howard Zehr


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