The Colorado Restorative Justice Council is proud to present “Looking Through a Restorative Lens- Engaging Perspectives from Communities Around CO”, the premiere Restorative Justice Film Festival for the 2016 Colorado Restorative Justice Practices Conference in Vail, CO September 25-28, 2016. ..
For many people who serve others, making space and time to learn and rejuvenate is rare and precious. Are you one of these? ..
Emily (not her real name) probably considered herself the most unlucky person on earth. Her interaction with law enforcement began as a result of being a witness to a crime, but before all was said and done she was charged as an offender. The police were called to her apartment complex on a disturbance call. Emily and her friend witnessed a fight between two boys who lived in the complex. When the officer came to her home to interview her, it became very apparent that she was using marijuana and she was underage. Instead of charging Emily, the officer offered her the opportunity to enter into Restorative Justice, to begin to repair the harm she was doing primarily to herself. It was at that point that Emily’s luck turned. ..
Get ready for a look through the Restorative Lens at: ..
The RJ Council is very pleased to invite you to visit the newly improved www.RJColorado.org. Last year the some of you responded to a survey to tell us what you needed and wanted out of www.RJColorado.org. THANK YOU!
IT’S HERE!
This website is the place to find the link to register for the 2016 RJ Conference in Vail at the end of September, find information and resources about restorative justice practices in CO, reach programs and practitioners and learn about jobs, events and post your events and jobs. Be sure to update your information and image on your listing, and post your events as soon as possible. You will find the site is more searchable, up-to-date and informative than before.
At the RJ Directory on www.RJColorado.org you can:
As a Current Member you get:
Coming soon:
Please let us know what you think! info@rjcolorado.org
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Last week the Restorative Justice (RJ) Council staff member, Deb Witzel and two RJ Council representatives, Spiro Koinis and Peggy Evans, along with Sharon Sturges the coordinator for the Office of Dispute resolution had the good fortune of sharing information about RJ and ADR with a six member delegation from the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project titled: "The U.S. Judicial System." ..
After months on the back burner, hours of reviewing footage, and numerous revisions, it's finally finished! The Department of Corrections’ (DOC) Victim Services Coordinator, Monica Chambers has produced an excellent short video with survivor/victim’s voices and their offenders. It helps the viewer understand the experiences of these particular participants of the restorative justice process known as High Risk Victim Offender Dialogs in the correctional setting. ..
The Colorado RJ Council will host the 2016 Colorado Restorative Justice Practices Conference- LOOKING THROUGH A RESTORATIVE LENS –
Engaging Perspectives from Communities Around CO in Vail, CO, September 25th – 28th. Save the dates! ..
In 2015, Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley student, Caitlin O’Neil drafted a preliminary Cost Benefit Analysis report studying the implementation and new work of the RJ Pilots. Cost Benefit Analysis is a complex and variable study of a similarly complex and variable practice. Restorative justice practices, by design, are flexible in order to meet the varying needs and capacities of the implementing agency and community. Implementation and early development is often most costly than established programs and practices which is reflected in the report. ..