Restorative practices are practices learned from the larger Restorative Justice (RJ) movement with the intent of strengthening relationships, building community, and resolving conflict. RJ is a ...

Educators are embracing restorative justice practices to facilitate safe and relational school environments and address inequities in school disciplinary practices. Research-based guidance offers ...

Author, professor and trailblazing activist Bell Hooks once said: "To build community requires vigilant awareness … rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of community." ...

Kendall Hughes was stabbed 12 times in the head, neck and back by a prisoner in a chapel while working as a Colorado prison system chaplain in 2002. A trauma surgeon told him the man had just missed ...

How do restorative justice practices in schools impact involvement in the criminal justice system? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from ...

Restorative justice—which brings together crime victims, offenders and community members to address the impact of crime while developing solutions for lowering crime statistics—is the subject of an ...

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 ...

A South Carolina prison unit where older men with lengthier sentences mentor young adults preparing to reenter society is giving officials hope that a different approach to living conditions will ...

Restorative justice in education aims to resolve conflicts and address misbehavior through dialogue and accountability rather than relying solely on punitive measures such as suspensions or expulsions ...

Boston College is looking to expand its use of restorative practices to broader community building, according to Melissa Woolsey, the associate dean of student conduct. “Restorative practices look to ...

CHICAGO – A new report released this week offers a critical examination of Cook County’s restorative justice courts – finding that while the practice is well-intentioned – the courts’ execution could ...