As part of this, victims of crimes would have the chance to talk to defendants face-to-face.

In contrast to the conventional, punitive model of criminal justice, restorative justice prioritizes healing of victims, accountability of offenders and reconciliation between the two. My personal ...

EdSource · School screen time is rising. California parents are asking where to draw the line A change has come to my classroom, and I didn’t even know it. While I’ve been busy teaching, California ...

Ten young adults are ready to start new lives with gainful employment after graduating from the Cook County Criminal Court’s ...

Sixth grade teacher Vicki Rotker leads a “community circle” at Kingsview Middle School in Germantown, Maryland. The school is part of the Montgomery County district, which is introducing restorative ...

David Karp remembers a high school kid who walked into a martial arts studio, rifled through the jackets of the students, and stole someone’s wallet. He was arrested and put on probation, but there ...

A new report from The Sentencing Project finds that restorative justice diversion programs consistently produce better outcomes than traditional juvenile court processing, reducing reoffending, ...

Howard Zehr on his role in restorative justice movements and the philosophies’ indigenous roots. Howard Zehr, often called the “grandfather” of restorative justice, speaks about his role in the ...

Criminal justice reform bills ranging from inmate rights to public safety passed the Virginia General Assembly and currently ...

A local restorative justice organization is approaching its fifth anniversary with a continued emphasis on expanding options ...

What is restorative justice?: How an inside-out class rewrote tragedy"Hamlet" has endured the ages, embodying timeless themes of the human condition. But what if its tragic ending — with every ...