justice, n. Etymology: < Old French justise, -ice (jostise) uprightness, equity, vindication of right, administration of law, jurisdiction, court of justice, infliction of punishment, gallows,… Read more about Restorative Justice Revisits Punishment
In addition to the children of prisoners profiled in What Will Happen to Me?, the same question could be asked of many others touched upon… Read more about ‘What Will Happen to Me?’ Speaks to Children of Prisoners
One cost of harsh punishment The need for new approaches to school discipline came to the attention of tens of thousands in the nation’s capital… Read more about Harsh Discipline May Contribute to Youth Suicide
Educating for peacebuilding As school districts across North America – indeed perhaps across the world – struggle with how to enable students to study productively… Read more about Addressing Conflict and Harm in Schools
The transition from schoolteaching to restorative justice practitioner was not a big leap for Rebecca Stone (MA ’11). She had worked in a therapeutic boarding… Read more about Lowering Crime by Building Community
I have seen many negative, harmful incidents go through restorative processes and come out the other side with transformed students and community members. This is… Read more about The Restoration of James Madison University
In the summer of 2010, a Massachusetts man who had just retired from 33 years of policing – the last 17 as a police chief… Read more about Partnering With Police To Do Restorative Justice
Ashok Gladston Xavier brought a heart-wrenching documentary film with him when he returned for a brief visit to EMU on June 30, 2011. Shown to… Read more about Grads in India go to Hot Spots
Mohammad Ishaq Israr used to be a schoolteacher. But in 2005, when northern Pakistan was devastated by a major earthquake, Ishaq rushed to help and… Read more about Disaster and Peace
Raised in war-torn Vietnam for his first 11 years, Dr. Carl Stauffer ’85 (MA ’02) experienced few doubts during his formative years as to where… Read more about Just CARL
At the end of his first year as a Fulbright scholar at CJP, Abou Ag Ahiyoya of Mali said he has been impressed with CJP’s… Read more about African Police Officer Seeking Alternatives
by Doreen Ruto, MA ’06 In May 2001, a federal court in New York convicted four suspects of the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy… Read more about “I needed a healing form of justice.”
Restorative justice is fragile. It hinges on people taking determined steps to relentlessly pursue their healing despite the pain it may bring. It challenges us… Read more about What Have We Learned?
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