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Theo Gavrielides

Theo Gavrielides (born Cyprus) is a legal philosopher. He is the founder and director of the Restorative Justice for All (RJ4All) international institute.[1]

Career

As a criminologist, he is interested in the role of Restorative Justice[2] and how it can work alongside the criminal justice[3] and youth justice systems.[4]

In 2001, he founded The IARS International Institute a NGO.[5] After 20 years of running it as its director, he stepped down.

In 2013, he created the Restorative Justice for All International Institute, a community-led NGO.[6][7]

Gavrielides is also the editor in chief for RJ4ALL publications. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Internet Journal of Restorative Justice and the Youth Voice Journal. He was also the editor in chief of the International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare for 11 years.[8]

In 2005, he received a PhD in Restorative Justice from the London School of Economics and Political Science and in 2000 Masters in Human Rights Law from Nottingham University. He graduated from the Faculty of Laws of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He was admitted to the Bar by the Bar Standards Board of England and Wales and called to the Bar (Middle Temple Inn) in 2023.[9]

Gavrielides is currently a visiting professor at the School of Psychology of the University of East London,[10] and a visiting professor at Buckinghamshire New University.[11] University. He also served as a Distinguished Policy Fellow at the School of Regulation and Global Governance (REGNet), Australian National University and as an adjunct professor at the Centre for Restorative Justice of the School of Criminology of Simon Fraser University (Canada).[12] Previously, he was the Human Rights Advisor of the UK Ministry of Justice[13] and he has served on several boards including organisations such as the Anne Frank Trust, and the Community Scrutiny Panel of the Crown Prosecution Service.[14][15]

Selected books

  • Gavrielides, T. (2022). Introduction to Restorative Justice Art: Four steps to restoring mental health, London: RJ4All Publications. ISBN 978-1-911634-52-2. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.29019.23848.
  • Valez, G. and Gavrielides, T. (2022). Restorative Justice: Promoting Peace and Wellbeing, New York: Springer.
  • Gavrielides, T. (2021). Comparative Restorative Justice, New York: Springer.[16]
  • Gavrielides, T. (2021). Power, Race & Justice: The restorative dialogue we won't have. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-4724-8835-0
  • Gavrielides, T. (2020). Restorative Justice Theory and Practice: Addressing the Discrepancy, 2nd Edition London: RJ4All Publications, ISBN 978-1-911634-17-1.
  • Gavrielides, T. (2019). Collapsing the criminal labels of domestic violence: A social and restorative justice approach, London: RJ4All Publications.
  • Gavrielides, T. and G. Loseby (2014). The Wind of Change: Comparative Lessons for Restorative Justice in South Africa and the United Kingdom, London: RJ4All Publications, ISBN 978-1-911634-04-1.
  • Gavrielides, T. (2013). Reconstructing restorative justice philosophy. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate. ISBN 978-1-4094-7073-1.[17]
  • Gavrielides, T. (2012). Rights and Restoration Within Youth Justice. de Sitter Publications. ISBN 978-1-897160-62-6.[18]
  • Gavrielides, T. (2007) Restorative Justice Theory & Practice: Addressing the Discrepancy, HEUNI: Helsinki. ISBN 978-952-5333-32-9.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Some victims 'not told' of offenders' early prison release, charity warns". South London News. 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  2. ^ "Restorative Justice Theory and Practice: Addressing the Discrepancy | Office of Justice Programs". www.ojp.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  3. ^ "Bringing Race Relations Into the Restorative Justice Debate". ouci.dntb.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  4. ^ Gavrielides, Theo (2011-08-12). "We need to listen to disenchanted young people to break the cycle". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  5. ^ "Bucks lecturers contribute to 'groundbreaking research' on youth radicalisation across Europe". Buckinghamshire New University.
  6. ^ Atkins, Paul (21 June 2023). "World's first 'restorative justice postcode' is revealed - and it's in London". My London.
  7. ^ Zawicki, Neil (28 August 2019). "A new approach to misbehavior: Restorative Practices to become policy". Milton Independent.
  8. ^ "Editor in chief". international journal of human rights in healthcare.
  9. ^ "Call to the Bar: Gray's Inn and Middle Temple". www.thetimes.com. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  10. ^ "UEL study warns of predicting youth radicalisation". University of East London. 27 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Appointments". Times Higher Education (THE). 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  12. ^ "Riots and Restorative Justice with Dr. Theo Gavrielides". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  13. ^ Townsend, Mark (26 January 2020). "Priti Patel's plan to tackle radicalised youth is so flawed it's mad, says study". The Observer.
  14. ^ "Westminster as it happened: 19 April 2016". BBC News. 19 April 2016.
  15. ^ https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/69612/pdf/
  16. ^ Glick, MaryJean (April 2023). "Theo Gavrielides (ed.), Comparative restorative justice". The International Journal of Restorative Justice. 6 (1): 172–175. doi:10.5553/TIJRJ.000152.
  17. ^ "Reconstructing Restorative Justice Philosophy". Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Book Reviews. 1 July 2014.
  18. ^ Wachtel, Joshua. "Book review: Rights & Restoration within Youth Justice by Theo Gavrielides". International Institute for Restorative Practices.
  19. ^ Pepinsky, Hal (March 2009). "Book Review: Gavrielides, T. (2007). Restorative Justice Theory and Practice: Addressing the Discrepancy. Helsinki, Finland: European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, 301 pp. Wright, M. (2008). Restoring Respect for Justice (2nd ed.). Hampshire, UK: Waterside Press, x, 249 pp". International Criminal Justice Review. 19 (1): 64–65. doi:10.1177/1057567708328803. ISSN 1057-5677.
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