Restorative Justice helps to address the relationship between victims, offenders and the community in a way that repairs the impacts of an incident, holds the offender accountable for their actions ...

North America holds about 5% of the world’s population and 25% of its incarcerated population. Its prison population has increased 800% in the past 40 years. And Michigan prisoners will typically ...

Restorative justice conferencing is a process to identify, address, and to the extent possible offer repair and transformation harm that has occurred to the impacted party, the community in which the ...

OF MIND, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SMILING. AND IT CAN SET THE TONE FOR YOUR DAY. RIGHT. AND THERE’S A LOT THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING THIS WEEK. IT’S BEEN EXTREMELY SERIOUS. THE THE SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN BOTH ...

In these days of increasing racial injustice and fear of “the other,” we are losing sight of what we might call civilized society. We’re witnessing the blatant denial of civil rights for black and ...

Sixth grade teacher Vicki Rotker leads a “community circle” at Kingsview Middle School in Germantown, Maryland. The school is part of the Montgomery County district, which is introducing restorative ...

When a crime occurs, it sets in motion potential tragic consequences that are often unseen by the American justice system. However, this "benign neglect" may lead to traumatic consequences for the ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office hosted a three-day "Expanding Restorative Justice in Oregon" workshop that concluded Wednesday, in partnership with Community ...

When the Oakland Unified school district’s restorative justice coordinator, David Yusem, walks into one of the district’s schools, he wants to know how it feels: Does it feel caring? Is there beauty ...

Instead of being kicked out for fighting, stealing, talking back, or other disruptive behavior, public school students in San Francisco are being asked to listen to each other, write letters of ...

The authors of the Op-Ed on restorative justice [“Restorative justice may help, but let’s not forget victims,” April 27, Opinion] express concern about recent efforts by King County prosecutors to ...

There are several opportunities for students, staff, faculty and community members to become involved in CU Restorative Justice. Volunteers can have an impact by: Encouraging fellow Buffs to repair ...