Law Student Asks: Would Crime Victims Really Want Restorative Justice?
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.org/RJOB/law-school-student-asks-would-victims-really-want-restorative-justice
Victim Meets Her Offender in South Carolina: the story of Therese Bartholomew
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
Whose Side Are You On? Reposted from rjonline.org
http://www.restorativejustice.org/RJOB/whose-side-are-you-on
Violent juveniles: when victims disagree
http://www.restorativejustice.org/RJOB/violent-juveniles-serving-life-without-parole-when-victims-of-crime-disagree Can crime victims support restorative justice yet hold differing positions on juveniles serving life without parole ? Yes. Read on. How can restorative justice principles meet the needs of victims of violent crime?
Listening to Crime Victims
When crime victims speak about the effect violent crime has had on their lives you have to listen. On June 9th I moderated a crime victims roundtable during the 3rd Annual Restorative Justice Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina coordinated this