Citing a Paraphrase
Close paraphrases are the most common form of plagiarism. This is usually done unintentionally, such as when you change the structure of the sentence or use synonyms. To avoid this, one strategy is to read your source, close your book, and take notes from memory. Then reopen your book and check your notes for accuracy. Consider this passage:
No movement in recent memory has captured the imagination of those interested in crime, society and governance in the way that restorative justice has. Its appeal spans continents, peoples, traditions, religions and even political ideologies. As a movement it can count on support from proponents of victim rights, prison abolitionists and those who advocate more local solutions to crime. An enduring strength is the ability for restorative processes to fluidly connect disparate views by transforming competing interests into mutually agreed values. Through this process more detailed deliberation and decision-making can occur. In this way, the more general restorative justice project can offers a wide variety of mechanisms to address crime, harm and criminality while providing opportunities for communities to grow together to create a safe place for difficult conversations to occur.
Passage from: Page 91 Wheeldon. J (2009) "Toward Common Ground: Restorative Justice and its Theoretical Construction(s)" Contemporary Justice Review Volume 12, Issue 1 March 2009 (Pages 91-100).
Paraphrases must include the author, date and page numbers of the original source but must be in your own words unless you use a quotation mark.
Restorative justice programs are growing in popularity around the world because they offer a means for communities to work together to solve issues of common interest, even when those issues are difficult and contentious (Wheeldon, 2009: 91).
Or:
Restorative justice programs are growing in popularity around the world because they offer a means for communities to work together to solve issues of common interest by providing a '…safe place for difficult conversations to occur' (Wheeldon, 2009: 91).