Restorative justice—which brings together crime victims, offenders and community members to address the impact of crime while developing solutions for lowering crime statistics—is the subject of an ...

Author, professor, and trailblazing activist bell hooks once said: “To build community requires vigilant awareness… rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of community.” ...

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez addressed a packed conference room of attendees – dozens of whom proclaimed their Brooklynite statuses as he approached the podium – on Thursday by first ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Advocates gathered in Morgantown on Friday for a conference on restorative justice, or the principle that those who commit crimes should be offered the opportunity to come ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office hosted a three-day "Expanding Restorative Justice in Oregon" workshop that concluded Wednesday, in partnership with Community ...

A new group is striving to bring restorative justice practices to Casper, which could increase rapport among offenders, their victims and the community. The Natrona County Restorative Justice hopes a ...

At the beginning of October, a landmark gathering of church leaders sat down at roundtables in a brightly lit hall. The event was diverse as far as ecclesial gatherings have historically gone; the ...

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Restorative Justice helps to address the relationship between victims, offenders and the community in a way that repairs the impacts of an incident, holds the offender accountable for their actions ...