One of the most popular posts on my blog, has a picture of stairs. The point of the blog, is learning stairs. Playing off the term ‘learning curve’. I do think the popularity of the post, is not in it’s content, but in the photo. People search stairs, and that photo catches them and gives [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘RJ Resources’
September 24, 2009
If you only visit one blog about restorative justice, make it RJOB.
I really respect and appreciate the work at Restorative Justice Online. As part of the Prision Fellowship Internation and The Center for Justice and Reconcilliation the Restorative Justice blog is awesome.
Dan VanNess and the other correspondents do a terrific job of combing the internet and brining together articles, review, opinions and writing helpful articles themselves.
You can also find [...]
September 17, 2009
A handful of school resources, addressing harm in schools, restoratively.
Using Restorative Justice or Restorative Practices in schools is a great way to address and prevent harm. There are many great programs and initiatives supporting our students. For today’s post, I’m gathering a few of the ones I’m aware of and the ones that I’ve found support or supply a lot of crossover with Restorative [...]
August 12, 2009
Understanding, living and facilitating Restorative Justice
The Journal for Peace & Justice Studies – volume 18 number 1 & 2 out of Villanova University is dedicated to Restorative Justice. I have finally gotten a chance to start reading it.
The first article by Joyce Zavarich provides an excellent background in Restorative Justice. What I really liked was a figure she developed. She breaks [...]
August 2, 2009
Really, a “beer summit”, please! Underage drinking is a international health care issue! Besides Restorative Justice would have been better!
I recently returned from the Northwest Alcohol Conference. Law enforcement, coalition members, educators and prevention specialist came together to address underage drinking and impaired driving. I was re-energized about this issue.
Underage drinking kills more young people than all other drugs combined! From MADD to the Distillers themselves: Century Council, community changes are being called for. [...]
June 28, 2009
School-Based Restorative Justice – Training Opportunity
FOUR full days of Restorative Justice in Schools – August 3 – 6 River Falls Wisconsin.
STAR Academy sponsored by CESA 11. To register: http://www.cesa11.k12.wi.us/prodev/star.cfm
The training will be interactive and fun. Featuring guest speakers and opportunities to develop your skills!
Please join me! Call or email with any questions. 715-425-1100 or scvrjp@gmail.com.
Hope to see you there!
May 25, 2009
Great article explaining Restorative Justice – Marilyn Armour
I met Marilyn while I was taking Mark Umbriet’s week long severe crime and violence training. That was in 2005.
When I saw her again in 2007, I reinforced how much her presentation on “meaning making” shaped my work. At the most recent meeting, I asked her to write an essay in the upcoming book “On [...]
May 24, 2009
An excellent read on Restorative Justice and a life well lived.
I am so passionate. It runs intense or not at all for me. So I read this book in less than 24 hours. I got home around 10 pm, to find Dreams from the Monster Factory had arrived in the mail.
I can’t remember the first time I heard about this book. I do remember seeing [...]
May 19, 2009
Evidence that school climate can be transformed with Restorative Justice.
Just released from IIRP – a study about school climate. An easy to read pdf. If you aren’t on the eforum, I would recommend you sign up. I was orginally trained by this organization, back in 1998 (I think). Ted Wachtel’s book Real Justice is a good read on the overview and philosophical approaches to [...]
April 24, 2009
The future Restorative Justice Practitioner!
Yesterday I spoke to a group of praciticum students, future school psychologists. I really hope that the magic they experienced in the Circle process will transfer to possibilities for them in the future. I hope they realize that this is a tool they can use themselves with students.
I started the session with a talking circle [...]
