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 ...

Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding offers a Circle Processes course, taught by Kay Pranis, from February 5-7, 2016. This one-hour, for-credit course is ideal for ...

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The Dane County TimeBank will share its far-reaching relevance in an upcoming screening of “Circle Up,” which details how restorative justice establishes forgiveness, accountability and growth. An ...

The main purpose of a retributive justice system is to restore the injured party back to before the injustice occurred. If that is not possible, the purpose is to ensure that the offending party is ...

MPS staff and researchers say restorative practices have improved school climate, even as the district restructures the work.

This article is a modified excerpt from the Special Issue on Violence Against Individuals and Communities: Reflecting on the Trayvon Martin Case, in the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and ...

Studies have made it clear: Black college students are more likely to observe and experience overt racism and experience microaggressions that communicate that they are intellectually inferior or ...

Restorative justice can bring students and teachers together at a moment when, traditionally, conflict might divide them. But is it worth all of the effort? Although more studies are needed to explore ...

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