Clergy Abuse & restorative justice
I wrote this piece some years ago. It is still true today. If you are a victim of abuse we want to hear from you. Restorative Justice must be applied in every case.
May 29, 2012 in Victims-Driven Restorative Justice
I wrote this piece some years ago. It is still true today. If you are a victim of abuse we want to hear from you. Restorative Justice must be applied in every case.
May 24, 2012 in Victims Stories
The following is TBN’s Lifestyle Magazine’s interview with Lisa Rea, president & founder of RJI, and crime victim/survivor Russ Turner who heads The Candlelight Foundation.
May 22, 2012 in forgiveness & restorative justice
This is a pretty controversial topic: forgiveness and restorative justice. Do all crime victims who support restorative justice therefore forgive? Does one come then the other? I don’t think so. I know many victims of violent crime who have forgiven.
May 16, 2012 in Victims Stories
Wyoming state trooper Stephen Watt tells his story to Lisa Rea of Restorative Justice International. Watt was shot five times while on duty. He lived to tell the story. He also chose to meet the offender who shot him–on his own.
May 10, 2012 in Wrongful convictions & restorative justice
I have met a number of exonerees in the U.S. These are men and women who were convicted and have served time for crimes they did not commit. I have written a number of blog articles on this subject that appear at www.rjonline.
May 8, 2012 in Victims Stories
Take a listen. Hear victim of violent crime and survivor Cheryl Ward Kaiser. She talks about why she supports restorative justice and how she chose to be in contact with the offenders who killed her husband and raped her daughter.
May 2, 2012 in In-Prison RJ programmes, Victims-Driven Restorative Justice
Don’t think restorative justice belongs in prison? Think again. Some of the best in-prison restoraive justice programs are operating today whether you know it or not.
April 27, 2012 in Opinion
Do victims of crime really want restorative justice? Read on. Lisa Rea’s article on speaking at a law school on restorative justice. Do we really know what victims want after they are injured by crime? http://www.restorativejustice.
April 17, 2012 in Victims-Driven Restorative Justice
I am greatly encouraged, as I always am, when I meet a victim of violent crime who has found restorative justice. Ms. Therese Bartholomew is one of those crime victims. I just read her book, “Coffee Shop God” which she sent me a few days ago.
April 11, 2012 in Opinion
http://www.restorativejustice.
RJI is a global association & network with over 6000 members and first created inside LinkedIn.com. RJI is now a “go-to” place where public officials, criminal justice organizations, businesses, governmental entities, universities, crime victims, and ex-offenders can learn about restorative justice and network globally. Restorative justice is a powerful vision for systemic justice reform that seeks to heal and restore victims of crime, as much as possible, and communities, while embracing offender accountability leading to changed lives.
RJI supports the expansion of victims-driven restorative justice through public policies, public education and RJI’s policy initiatives. Our work is guided and supported by an esteemed Global Advisory Council (GAC) with representatives from around the world. RJI works for restorative justice on the cutting edge and is pushing the envelope to expand its use throughout our justice systems.
We are looking for creative partners to work with us. Consider joining us as an Affiliate Member so we can showcase your work or propose partnering with RJI on short term or long term projects. Contact RJI: restorativejusticeinternational@charter.net