For individuals who are involved in the justice system, restorative programs offer an alternative approach focused on ...

A new report from The Sentencing Project finds that restorative justice diversion programs consistently produce better outcomes than traditional juvenile court processing, reducing reoffending, ...

As I prepare for my freshman year of college, I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to work as a Restorative Justice intern at YouthZone. This internship has not only taught me valuable ...

In contrast to the conventional, punitive model of criminal justice, restorative justice prioritizes healing of victims, accountability of offenders and reconciliation between the two. My personal ...

Restorative practices are practices learned from the larger Restorative Justice (RJ) movement with the intent of strengthening relationships, building community, and resolving conflict. RJ is a ...

A change has come to my classroom, and I didn’t even know it. While I’ve been busy teaching, California passed Senate Bill 274 expanding the prohibition of suspensions for low-level defiance behaviors ...

Jal: As with many of the things we discuss here, restorative justice is an idea that is admirable in theory but difficult to pull off in practice, in particular because it is so misaligned with much ...

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Over four decades of parenting, I’ve seen the way attitudes and practices shift – often in response to perceived problems or overcorrections. Once, there was a belief in letting kids do their own ...

Pasadena’s Reconnecting Communities 710 Advisory Group recently held its first formal discussion on establishing a restorative justice framework for the redevelopment of the 60-acre site. This ...