Vermont Bar Journal, Vol. 40, No. 2 Vermont Bar Journal, Fall 2018, Vol. 44, No. 3 | Page 39

(Kindle Locations 16143-16145). Titan Read
Classics. Kindle Edition. The Republic, Book II.
21
Augustine. The City of God. Book IV, Chap.
4. Note: “gangs of robbers” is substituted for
“great robberies.”.
22
Augustine. The City of God. Book II, Chap.
21.
23
Augustine. The City of God. Book XI, Chap.
29.
24
The Constitution of the United State, Article
IV. Emphasis added.
25
I do not assert that the founding fathers were
entirely enlightened and selfless servants of the
common good¾especially in light of today’s
standards of what serves the common good.
26
See above, endnote 1.
27
The most up to date research and accounting
with regards to restorative justice processes and
victim satisfaction that I could find on the internet
is from New Zealand: Restorative Justice Victim
Satisfaction Survey; Research Report, Research
and Evaluation, Ministry of Justice September
2016; available at https://www.justice.govt.nz/
assets/Documents/Publications/20170303-RJ-
Victim-Report.pdf
28
Lafler v. Cooper, 511 U.S. 11 (2012)
29
I have made reference to some of these en-
grained problems in a previous article on restor-
ative justice: Dembinski, Jan Peter, Restorative
Justice¾Time to Take It Seriously? 39 Vt. B.J. 20
(2013-2014).
30
Center for Justice Reform at Vermont Law
School Handout, “Developing New Ways to Ad-
dress Harm and Conflict.” 2017.
cations 1432-1435). . Kindle Edition. Book V,
Chap. 1
Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics (Kindle Lo-
cations 1500-1501). . Kindle Edition. Book V,
Chap. 3
15
Augustine. The City of God, Book XIX, Chap.
21.
16
Isaiah. 56:1. Holy Bible, New Living Transla-
tion.
17
Micah. 6:8. Holy Bible, English Standard Ver-
sion.
18
Democrates. The Golden Verses of Pythago-
ras: And Other Pythagorean Fragments. “The
Golden Sentences of Democrates,” No. 6.
19
Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics (Kindle Loca-
tions 1438-1440). Kindle Edition. Book V, Chap.
1.
20
Plato. Plato: The Complete Works (31 Books)
14
upcoming vba cle’S NOT TO BE MISSED!
September 27-28, 2018: VBA Annual Meeting
@ The Equinox Resort, Manchester
Ethics, Wellness, Labor & Employment, Municipal, Landlord/Tenant, Intellectual Property,
Goats & Guns, Sexual Harassment, Arbitration and more… enjoy well activities (including yoga and a
massage chair), hot topics CLE’s and networking in this beautiful setting.
AND SAVE THESE DATES:
September 27, 2018: Basic Skills in VT practice & procedure
@ The Equinox Resort, Manchester
October 18, 2018: Pro Bono Conference
@ The Statehouse, Montpelier
November 7, 2018: Real Estate Law Day
@ The DoubleTree (fka the Sheraton), S. Burlington
November 9, 2018: Family Law Day
@ The Capitol Plaza, Montpelier
December 7, 2018: Annual Bankruptcy Holiday CLE
@ Trader Duke’s Hotel (fka Doubletree), S. Burlington
January 18-19, 2019: YLD Mid-Winter Thaw
@ The Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, Montréal, CA
March 21-22, 2019: Mid-Year Meeting
@ Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee
…And stay tuned for our winter webinar law practice management series!
www.vtbar.org
THE VERMONT BAR JOURNAL • FALL 2018
39