Offering you 5 ways Restorative Justice paved the way for trauma-informed work in schools: Victim-Centered. Restorative Justice gives voice, choice, validation, information and opportunity for reparation to those harmed by…
Typically when I blog about teen court (links to past posts), I am providing examples about how it is not really Restorative Justice. I have learned and recognize there are many…
The Peacemaking Circle assumptions, published in Circle Forward and Heart of Hope: The True Self in Everyone Is Good, Wise, and Powerful The World is profoundly Interconnected All Human Beings…
I've been teaching teachers and school staff about using Restorative Justice in schools, since 2007. Since that time, I'd like to think, I've gotten better at doing that. I'm really…
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.…
Restorative Justice operates by engagement of Victims-Offenders-Community. The magic is in the mix of these stakeholders. I believe the more congruent your program and work with these stakeholders is, the…