Restorative Justice Practices Project

Research is growing in support of alternative approaches to punitive discipline policies, as they are not effective ways to respond to challenging behavior.  In fact, there is increasing evidence of a long-term destructive impact on the individuals being punished, as well as their communities, resulting in higher rates of repeated negative behaviors and damage to [...]

The Restorative Justice model strives to promote healing and restoration of those affected by a harmful act through structured communication processes that can include victims, offenders, the greater community and even government officials. These are the components of Restorative Justice. Restorative Justice Practices Restorative Justice Practices are the different restoration-focused approaches that can be applied [...]

A major goal for the state’s Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee is to increase the rate of diversion for children in our state who might otherwise enter into the Juvenile Justice system. With a cross-agency effort to increase focused, evidenced-based diversion tactics within schools, law-enforcement agencies and the community at-large, Restorative Justice has become [...]

Background The Tow Youth Justice Institute began work on the Restorative Justice Practices Project (RJPP) in the fall of 2016, as a part of the Child Health and Development Institute’s School-Based Diversion Initiative. The School Based Diversion Initiative (SBDI) was developed with grant funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Mental Health/Juvenile [...]