How a restorative justice practitioner handles challenges in the preparation stage is very important. One common challenge is those that caused harm, or their parents, push back against community involvement. Thanks to the Ministry of Justice, Jamaica for this image: My recommendation so to find out where this resistance is from, try to understand the…
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From offender to storyteller, part 1.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in non-profit management, offenders, Practitioner Skills, storytelling, Victim Impact Panels
For the last 9 years I have had the wonderful blessing and opportunities of Restorative Justice work. From victim-offender dialogue from the simple to the most serious, to 1,000’s of Restorative Justice Circles. Training others, blogging and teaching a college course has served me well in having to stay connected to science, theory and evidence-based…
Living the R’s of Restorative Justice Respect, Relationship, Responsibility.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Community, Full Circle Experiences, Kris Miner, offenders, Practitioner Skills, Relationships, Restorative Justice, RJ Resources, SCVRJP, Teaching RJ, Tip of the Week, Victims
Recently presented at the Red Road Gathering in Vermillion South Dakota. I did my first presentation using Prezi, you can view it here. I highlighted the 3 R’s of Restorative Justice in the presentation. Respect, Responsibility and Relationship. Like anything when you prepare to teach it, you understand the material differently. Additionally when you speak at…
Love as a path to accountability. Care and connection as expressions of love.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Formal Justice, Full Circle Experiences, offenders, Practitioner Skills, Relationships, Restorative Justice, SCVRJP
I’ve been home a few days and I am still in “awe” over my experience at the Idaho Juvenile Justice Association Conference. It really struck me how hard people are working to engage young people in meaningful, healing relationships. The fact this is good for community, reduces harms and builds safer, healthier adults was really…
Restorative Justice begins with Judge None.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Community, Conferencing, offenders, Practitioner Skills, Relationships, Restorative Justice, SCVRJP, Teaching RJ, Tip of the Week, Victims
At St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program (SCVRJP), we teach our volunteers, our participants, and our speakers/storytellers as much as we can about core Restorative Justice philosophy and approaches. We use the Little Books of Restorative Justice and Circle (Zehr & Pranis) found at Goodbooks. We have powerpoints we ask to be reviewed and a…
Restorative Justice and the powerful web of interconnectedness.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Belonging, Full Circle Experiences, offenders, Peace, Relationships, Responses from participants, Restorative Justice, SCVRJP, storytelling, trauma, Victims, Volunteers
I just opened a gift from a Restorative Justice volunteer. SCVRJP has a new wall hanging. It was less than a week ago SCVRJP gifted (gave away) a wall hanging. Interconnectedness of giving and receiving. Restorative Justice includes and survives by this web of interconnectedness, where we offer and accept with grace. The community creates spaces for…