When the Oakland Unified school district’s restorative justice coordinator, David Yusem, walks into one of the district’s schools, he wants to know how it feels: Does it feel caring? Is there beauty ...

New research from the University of Chicago Education Lab finds that restorative practices in schools can significantly reduce suspensions and student arrests for violent and non-violent offenses and ...

In the last 12 months, the West Mercia scheme has supported 361 victims, helping them find closure and rebuild their lives.

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 ...

Chaplain Clementina Chéry became an advocate for peace after her son was shot and killed by a stray bullet at age 15. She later founded the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute in his honor. She now ...

Surprise, surprise: School “meditation rooms” and “harm-reduction circles,” a new study shows, don’t cure juvenile delinquents but instead undermine teachers’ authority and lead to more chaotic ...

Doorways' new Community Services Center in Ballston Tower (staff photo by Dan Egitto) A new restorative justice program is focusing on the needs of people who have suffered domestic and sexual ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Just a day after meeting with local business leaders to discuss crime in Memphis, State Senator Brent Taylor is questioning the Shelby County district attorney’s ties to groups trying ...