Restorative justice (RJ) is an alternative to the isolating, stigmatizing, and traumatizing nature of our punitive criminal justice system. Indigenous and Native nations have practiced restorative ...

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has created a restorative justice program for adults, in which offenders and victims can meet face-to-face to discuss how to repair harm caused by a crime.

The process, called "restorative justice," looks more like a therapeutic intervention aimed at healing than a trial focused on guilt and punishment.

Restorative Justice (RJ), is a communal approach to prevent or respond to harm, with an emphasis on healing, social support, and active accountability. RJ includes a variety of practices, with many ...

Unlikely Collaborators has given a grant of financial support to The Mend Collaborative for its Los Angeles-based programs. The Mend Collaborative provides opportunities for healing and ...

Restorative justice processes aren’t always this satisfying. In other cases, when legal or other punitive consequences have hung over the heads of the young people (i.e., ...

Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding offers a Circle Processes course, taught by Kay Pranis, from February 5-7, 2016. This one-hour, for-credit course is ideal for ...

A new “restorative justice” court in Chicago will test this idea, by soliciting broader input on how offenders can make amends and stay out of jail.

Last week, the defence in a violent Regina manslaughter case called for a non-jail sentence, arguing the accused should instead receive "intense counselling" on a First Nation. Dale Stonechild, 62, ...

Restorative justice approaches, however, recognise that violence against women constitutes a societal harm and therefore involves community members in the accountability process.

Restorative justice is a voluntary process and victims can also access criminal and civil justice as of right. What is different about restorative justice is that victims are at the centre of it.