Using Participatory Action Research to Build and Assess RJ Initiatives
by Alisa Del Tufo, E. Quin Gonell, Michelle Fine
A concise and practical guide to bringing the day-to-day practice of restorative justice programs into closer alignment with restorative values.In the past twenty-five years there has been an explosion of programs, projects, and initiatives that ...
Listening as a Radical Act of Love, Justice, Healing, and Transformation
by Sharon Browning, Donna Duffey, Fred Magondu, John A. Moore, Patricia A. Way
A practical guide to listening well in restorative justice programs and any relationship.The Little Book of Listening is an introduction to and practical guide for listening as an emergent strategy for creating a transformed world. It presents ...
Intergenerational Partnerships for Just and Equitable Schools
by Evelín Aquino, Anita Wadhwa, Heather Bligh Manchester
The purpose of this book is to illuminate a theory of youth engagement in restorative justice that seeks to create systems change for more equitable schools. The authors define youth engagement in restorative justice as partnering with young ...
Howard Zehr is the father of Restorative Justice and is known worldwide for his pioneering work in transforming understandings of justice. Here he proposes workable principles and practices for making Restorative Justice possible in this revised ...
Four Classic Justice & Peacebuilding Books in One Volume
by Howard Zehr, Allan MacRae, Kay Pranis, Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz
For the first time, the four most popular restorative justice books in the Justice & Peacebuilding series—The Little Book of Restorative Justice: Revised and Updated, The Little Book of Victim Offender Conferencing, The Little Book of Family ...
Howard Zehr is the father of Restorative Justice and is known worldwide for his pioneering work in transforming understandings of justice. Here he proposes workable principles and practices for making Restorative Justice possible in this revised ...
by Judah Oudshoorn, Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, Michelle Jackett
Here is a thoughtful and thought-provoking look at the impact of sexual abuse demonstrating how restorative justice can create hope through trauma.Restorative justice is gaining acceptance for addressing harm and crime. Interventions have been ...
A Fresh Approach To The Bible's Teachings On Justice
by Chris Marshall
Chris Marshall writes, "the Bible has had a profound impact on the development of Western culture. So exploring biblical perspectives on justice can help us appreciate some of the convictions and values that have helped shape Western political ...
Black Lives, Healing, and US Social Transformation
by Fania E. Davis
In our era of mass incarceration, gun violence, and Black Lives Matters, a handbook showing how racial justice and restorative justice can transform the African-American experience in America.This timely work will inform scholars and ...
Discover the police-youth dialogue (PYD) as a method to build trustworthiness, mend relationships, and heal historical harms between black youth and law enforcement. This timely book from the Justice and Peacebuilding series offers an ...
Fostering Responsibility, Healing, and Hope in Schools
by Katherine Evans, Dorothy Vaandering
A handbook for teachers and administrators on creating just and equitable learning environments for students; building and maintaining healthy relationships; healing harm and transforming conflict.Much more than a response to harm, restorative ...
Games, Activities, and Simulations for Understanding Restorative Justice Practices
by Lindsey Pointer, Kathleen McGoey, Haley Farrar
Engaging Practices for Integrating Restorative Justice Principles in Group Settings As restorative practices spread around the world, scholars and practitioners have begun to ask very important questions: How should restorative practices be ...
Family Group Conferences (FGCs) are the primary forum in New Zealand for dealing with juvenile crime as well as child welfare issues. This third volume in The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series is about the juvenile ...
Over 170,000 copies sold! Restorative justice argues that crime destroys people and relationships. Justice, then, must repair and rebuild people and relationships. This is true for men and women that are incarcerated as it is for victims.The ...
Repairing Harm and Rebuilding Trust in Response to Student Misconduct
by David R. Karp, Marilyn Armour
A Practitioner's Reference and Guide to Implement Restorative Justice on CampusHere’s a call to colleges and universities to consider implementing restorative practices on their campuses, ensuring fair treatment of students and staff while ...
Finding Solutions to the Challenges of an Aging Population
by Julie Friesen, Wendy Meek
As our global population ages, conflicts and difficult conversations emerge. How will older adults decide who will make end-of-life health and financial decisions for them? When will dad need to move out of his home and into long-term care? We ...
Coming to the Table for Truth-Telling, Liberation, and Transformation
by Thomas Norman DeWolf, Jodie Geddes
This book introduces Coming to the Table’s approach to a continuously evolving set of purposeful theories, ideas, experiments, guidelines, and intentions, all dedicated to facilitating racial healing and transformation.People of color, relative ...
Will prove valuable and timely to mediators, restorative justice practitioners, community organizers, as well as leaders of peacebuilding and change efforts.When conflicts become ingrained in communities, people lose hope. Dialogue is necessary ...
Bringing Victims and Offenders Together in Dialogue
by Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz
Victim offender dialogues have been developed as a way to hold offenders accountable to the person they have harmed and to give victims a voice about how to put things right. It is a way of acknowledging the importance of the ...
Group Tools To Facilitate Meetings When Things Are Hot
by Ron Kraybill
Some subjects seem too hot for a group to discuss sanely. Let Ron Kraybill, professor of Conflict Studies, show you how to help people hear each other when they feel like shouting.Here is how to focus on the issues at stake rather than having a ...