{"id":32244,"date":"2017-03-08T09:39:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T14:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=32244"},"modified":"2017-03-10T10:52:59","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:52:59","slug":"learn-police-community-partnerships-restorative-justice-practices-can-transform-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/learn-police-community-partnerships-restorative-justice-practices-can-transform-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn how police-community partnerships and restorative justice practices can transform communities in Zehr Institute webinar and course"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Zehr Institute of Restorative Justice<\/a> announces a special webinar about police and community justice partnerships on Wednesday, April 26, from 4:30-6 p.m. Officer Vanessa Westley, a 25-year veteran with the Chicago Police Department, will be the guest with host and Zehr Institute co-director Carl Stauffer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One goal of the webinar, which is open to all, is to whet the interest of police and restorative justice practitioners working with police in an upcoming online course.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven issues around policing in this country, we are seeing increasing interest among both police departments and communities in restorative justice,\u201d says Howard Zehr<\/a>, the institute\u2019s co-director. \u201cRestorative justice offers a more positive way to approach wrongdoing, but also possibilities for transforming police\/community relationships. \u00a0This webinar, as well as the on-line course, offers an opportunity to explore these possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n