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2014

On the Ground in Juvenile Corrections with Melinda Sonnen, CDAC

Melinda Sonnen, CADC, is with the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections and recently was a featured presenter at the NW Justice Forum, an annual event held in the Northwestern U.S. Her interactive session descriptions are (and will be part of what we cover in this broadcast): Offender Victim Awareness Competency Development: Workshop participants will learn about Idaho […]

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Police Chief Bob Richardson

How One Police Chief is Seeing RJ Produce Compelling Results Police Chief Richardson's presentation at the recent and annually-held NW Justice Forum focused mainly on RJ from a Police standpoint. He understands that without a commonality and consistency in the practices of each agency (i.e. schools, police and the courts) we will not see success […]

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Erin Freeborn & Jennifer Larson-Sawin, Two leaders in the MA RJ Movement

Restorative Justice Rises in MA: Communities for Restorative Justice & Juvenile Court Restorative Justice Diversion Speak Up Erin Freeborn and Jennifer Larson-Sawin (L to R) flanked by Sen. Jamie Eldridge and Rep. Ken Gordon at recent event in MA supporting Restorative Justice Practices. Photo Credit: Communities for Restorative Justice Topic: There is a lot brewing […]

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Virtual Town Hall on S. 2078: An Act Promoting Restorative Justice

with Sen. Jamie Eldridge, D.A. Marian Ryan, Chief of Bedford Police Dept. Robert Bongiorno and Hon. John Cratsley. Topic of discussion: In the state of MA, S. 2078 is on the table presently in Senate Ways and Means. This highly informative panel discussion shows why restorative justice works, why it matters, and why the people […]

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Creating Restorative Spaces with Barb Toews and Deanna Van Buren

RJOY (Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth) Space Design by Deanna January 23, 2014 Creating Restorative Spaces with Barb Toews and Deanna Van Buren Topic: Barb and Deanna discuss how the setup and design of a space can proactively support restorative processes, including Deanna’s experience designing space for Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (pictured above). An […]

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Jacques Verduin

Description of Dialogue: Jacques shares about the GRIP program and insights into ways that ISO programs help inmates transform themselves into change agents. Great program for those looking to do work within Corrections, and for anyone who cares about root causes of crime and viable ways to address them. Jacques Verduin, MA Somatic Psych. is […]

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2013

Glenn Aparicio-Parry on “Original Justice”

When we talk about justice, or restorative justice, we almost always in some form or another refer to those that came before--whether peoples, tribes, traditions, cultures. We also have an inherent sense of justice that could be termed "original". In this hour live dialogue we'll share with Glenn about these concepts and more, and hear […]

Dec

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Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative

Other Media featuring Bryan: Bill Moyers Interview (Moyers and Company) Rachel Maddow Show (On Atty General Eric Holder & mass incarceration) TED Talk Bryan A. Stevenson is the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a private, non-profit organization headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, and is a professor at New York University School of […]

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Restorative Justice and Schools: A Ground-Level View

Oscar Reed and Jamie Williams from The Restorative Way and Minneapolis Public Schools Contractors/Facilitators Oscar Reed and Jamie Williams, MA, are Restorative Justice / Practices / Measures consultants with more than 50 years of experience between them working with young people in a variety of school and community settings. They have been trainers, classroom mentors […]

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Restorative Justice and Schools

Nancy Riestenberg has over twenty-five years of experience in the fields of violence prevention education, child sexual abuse prevention and restorative measures in schools. She has worked with school districts in Minnesota and 20 other states, and speaks nationally on restorative measures at conferences and through trainings. She provides technical assistance on violence and bullying […]