Summary
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This document – styled as a toolbox by the author to emphasize its practical nature – is a guide to police departments interested in starting a restorative justice program. It is not a definitive examination of restorative justice, nor is it a training manual for facilitators of restorative justice processes. Nevertheless, it covers a number of key topics organized into seven parts: (1) values of restorative justice (e.g., repairing harms); (2) addressing victims’ needs (e.g., victim advocates); (3) holding offenders to account (e.g., positive shaming); (4) building community capacity (e.g., restorative community service); (5) developing a program (e.g., resources and funding); (6) benchmarks for evaluation (e.g., testing how restorative a program is); and (7) exploration of unresolved issues (e.g., police role in restorative justice). Please note that the toolbox is designed as a complement to a companion publication by the same author: Community Policing, Community Justice, and Restorative Justice: Exploring the Links for the Delivery of a Balanced Approach to Public Safety. This companion publication can be found online by going to this address: http://www.usdoj.gov/cops/cp_resources/pubs_ppse/restorative_justice.htm
Link: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/publications/e09990003_web.pdf
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