Howard Zehr, Professor of Restorative Justice at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, and Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, Restorative Justice Coordinator at Mennonite Central Committee U.S., present “A Brief ... read more about A Brief History of Restorative Justice
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Restorative Justice Forefront of Online Course
The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University will offer an online course that will explore the principles, values and challenges of restorative justice. “Restorative justice has ... read more about Restorative Justice Forefront of Online Course
Can Restorative Justice Improve Prison Statistics for African Americans?
Article by Rebecca M. Stone – Women News Network – WNN Opinion CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Darryl is a 12-year-old African American boy whose mother, Ariel, is a single parent. Ariel ... read more about Can Restorative Justice Improve Prison Statistics for African Americans?
Dr. Howard Zehr, Restorative Justice: The Promise, the Challenge
Dr. Howard Zehr describes “Restorative Justice: The Promise, the Challenge,” the class which he teaches with Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute, a program of the Center for ... read more about Dr. Howard Zehr, Restorative Justice: The Promise, the Challenge
Shay Bright on restorative justice in campus conduct administration
Colorado State University’s Assistant Director of the Office of Conflict Resolution and Student Conduct Services, Shay Bright, talks about the benefits of restorative justice practices in the collegiate campus environment. ... read more about Shay Bright on restorative justice in campus conduct administration
Josh Bacon on restorative justice in campus conduct administration
The director of Judicial Affairs at James Madison University talks about restorative justice in the field of campus conduct administration on collegiate campuses, including JMU. He also reflects on the ... read more about Josh Bacon on restorative justice in campus conduct administration
Use of Restorative Justice Improves Campus Behavior
After more than a decade of ushering misbehaving students at James Madison University (JMU) through hearings on their conduct, sanctions, and other legalistic steps, Josh Bacon was ready for a ... read more about Use of Restorative Justice Improves Campus Behavior
Women attending SPI help heal their communities in Africa
Hunger. Child soldiers. Orphaned children raising siblings. Such tragedies might readily connote despair – but not to three African women who studied this year at EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute. L. ... read more about Women attending SPI help heal their communities in Africa
Memphis group explores restorative justice at SPI
Last November in Memphis, a nine-year-old member of Brenda Alexander’s family was shot in street-fight crossfire. Following a painful struggle with the child’s abdominal injuries, Alexander says, “Praise the Lord, ... read more about Memphis group explores restorative justice at SPI
What is Restorative Justice? (Aaron Lyons, CJP alumnus)
Aaron Lyons (MA in Conflict Transformatiom, 2008) gives his definition of restorative justice involving all of those affected by a harm or a crime in the outcome, the putting right ... read more about What is Restorative Justice? (Aaron Lyons, CJP alumnus)