Category Archives: Formal Justice
Restorative Justice, beyond the victim-offender conference.
From an article in the Eau Claire Leader. HUDSON – Randy Spence admits it would take a miracle for him to ever forgive the drunken driver who killed his daughter. But Spence also realizes how close he came to possibly
Restorative Justice stakeholders discuss program experience.
Valentine’s Day 2012 was a good one! Judges, court clerks, law enforcement, social workers, fellow nonprofit providers, clergy, attorney’s and victim advocates attended a stakeholder meeting hosted by SCVRJP. (New website launched today – check it out!) The panel speakers
Atten Schools! Violence prevention and conflict resolution solutions that work!
The Saturday Pioneer Press, front page story: Friend Me, Fight Me. Short version, issues outside of school, erupted at school and a Mother is very, very upset. I shake my head. I get confused. My google alert for ‘Restorative Practices’
Keeping Restorative Justice, R-E-S-T-O-R-A-T-I-V-E Justice.
In the recent issue of WisKids Journal published by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF)an article was titled: Restorative Justice Light – Something to Think About for RJ Programs (link to article). One of the WCCF projects is Justice for
What gets to “justice”? Perspectives, understanding perspectives.
I was fortunate to be asked to help facilitate a series of Circles that involved law students, inmates and various speakers. The speakers were volunteers from various aspects of the criminal justice system (a victim, police officer, judge, prosecutor, public
Filed under Circle Process, Formal Justice, Full Circle Experiences, offenders, Peace, Restorative Justice, Victims
New Book on Restorative Justice and Death Row.
Here is a link to a new book: http://blog.oup.com/2010/07/troy-davis/ The summary is compelling and I’ve ordered a copy already. At the end of the post are some good links to other RJ programs.
When managing your Restorative Justice program, manage your continuum of referrals.
I was going to be a TV news reporter. I have always had a fascination and interest in why people do what they do. I’ve always wanted to solve problems and I use my practical experiences to do that. After
Small acts of kindness go a long way – and Restorative Justice is effective for being personal.
I am in beautiful Boise Idaho. The 2nd Annual Northwest Alcohol Conference – it’s already seeming like it will be a good conference. Last night in our hotel room, my daughter and I were starteled by a knock at the
Restorative Justice is victim centered, we all have obligations to support each other.
There are three responses to victimization. Revenge, Retaliation and Restoration. At first people think the first two are the same. They are different, think of revenge going out and retaliation going in. Revenge can turn some victims into a victimizer. I’ve seen
Filed under Formal Justice, Practitioner Skills, Restorative Justice, Victims
How is this for “Justice” . . . and really what is “justice”?
Some confidentiality here to protect people. A 17 year old purchases marijuana from a classmate. ”Seller” is caught by law enforcement, “seller” identifies purchaser. ”Purchaser” is called in for investigation. Initially denies purchase, then negotiates, asks questions, admits. Purchaser turns over the $15 bag