What are the criticisms of restorative justice in the school context? This is an important question for any school or school district considering developing a systemic restorative response to ...

Decades of 'tough on crime' policy have expanded prisons while narrowing reform. Restorative justice has been repeatedly constrained not for lack of evidence, but because it redistributes authority ...

Restorative justice is rooted in an empathetic, comprehensive and more solution-based approach to addressing criminal behavior.

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. Renee Thomas is a 25-year middle school U.S. history teacher, restorative community lead and ...

EdSource · When teens counsel teens: Why peer support programs are growing A change has come to my classroom, and I didn’t even know it. While I’ve been busy teaching, California passed Senate Bill ...

OF MIND, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SMILING. AND IT CAN SET THE TONE FOR YOUR DAY. RIGHT. AND THERE’S A LOT THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING THIS WEEK. IT’S BEEN EXTREMELY SERIOUS. THE THE SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN BOTH ...

Restorative Justice and Lived Religion is the fruit of an activist-­scholar’s immersive tutoring by restorative justice organizations in Chicago. Jason Springs, who teaches religion, ethics, and peace ...

Justice systems exist to respond to rule violations, yet violence does far more than break rules. It disrupts meaning, fractures identity, and weakens the sense of safety that allows individuals and ...

A government bureaucrat boasted about implementing a program based on an "ancient indigenous practice" at the Washington, D.C. attorney general's office to allow some young criminals, who committed ...