Restorative Justice: the New Way Forward
Restorative justice provides the vision for reform needed to fix a broken criminal justice system. http://www.restorativejustice.
May 6, 2013 in Victims-Driven Restorative Justice
Restorative justice provides the vision for reform needed to fix a broken criminal justice system. http://www.restorativejustice.
April 23, 2013 in Opinion
RJI appreciates this column written by Superior Court Judge David Gottlieb, county of Fresno, California. He explains his support of restorative justice and concludes “it works.
April 16, 2013 in Victims Stories
RJI is re-posting this interview with UK crime victim/survivor Jo Berry. It is crime victims like Ms. Berry who show the world another way to respond after tragic violence hits.
April 15, 2013 in restoration justice public policy & legislation
RJI appreciates the words of Lawrence Kershen QC from the UK. Judges around the world are stepping forward and expressing their support of restorative justice.
April 9, 2013 in clergy abuse
I have written on the subject of clergy abuse, particularly in the Catholic Church, and restorative justice at various times since 2001. RJI has published some opinions as well since our work began in 2009.
March 20, 2013 in Restorative Justice
RJI believes that restorative justice should be applied wherever injury has occurred. Victims of crime deserve to heal as much as possible after crime. Their offenders should be held accountable in ways that restore victims and communities.
March 13, 2013 in Events
RJI Affiliate IIRP will hold a world conference in the U.S. Check link for details. We appreciate the work done by this organization. http://www.iirp.edu/pdf/iirp-pa13-call-for-presenters.
March 5, 2013 in juvenile justice
Take a look a the work being done in the UK. We like the description of restorative justice here in Leeds in the UK.
February 8, 2013 in forgiveness & restorative justice, Public Policy
The following is a speech given by RJI president Lisa Rea in 2008 at an event hosted by Dream One World in California. We thank them for this video. In 2008 Ms.
January 7, 2013 in Public Policy, Victims-Driven Restorative Justice
RJI is encouraged to read this story in the New York Times. What is imp0rtant about the application of restorative justice in this case is when it is utlized by the victim’s family: before sentencing.
RJI is a global association and network with over 2000 members first created inside linkedin.com. RJI is now a “go-to” place where organizations, business, governmental entities, universities and individuals can share information about restorative justice and network with others doing this work around the world. RJI in particular desires to reach victims of crime in need of restorative justice.
RJI is committed to the expansion of victims-driven restorative justice through our public education efforts and our public policy initiatives. RJI wants to enable you to do restorative justice on the cutting edge. We are looking for creative partners to work with us. Join us!