A feature on helping young people avoid involvement with the justice system highlights our work operating restorative justice programs in five New York City high schools with elevated suspension rates.
A video profile of our Restorative Justice in Schools program, an effort to address racial and other disparities in New York City school suspension rates and improve relationships school-wide through the use of alternative responses to misbehavior and conflict.
A rich consideration by Urban Omnibus of the connections among justice design, courtroom procedures, and improving outcomes for defendants and their communities featuring our Red Hook Community Justice Center and Near Westside Peacemaking Center in Syracuse, N.Y.
The Red Hook Star-Revue profiles the Red Hook Community Justice Center's Peacemaking program and the neighborhood NYPD officer about to graduate from it.
Can the justice system make a positive difference in a family? Can courts promote healthy relationships between parents and children? These New Thinking podcasts give inside views of innovations for youth and families involved in the justice system.
Peacemaking is a traditional Native American approach to justice. While the exact form peacemaking takes varies among tribes, it usually consists of one or more peacemakers—often community elders—who gently guide a conversation involving not only those directly involved in an offense or conflict but family members, friends, and the larger community.