When lawyers compare state juvenile justice systems, there is a natural temptation to begin with the visible rule: the minimum age, the availability of diversion, the possibility of transfer to ...

Prince Edward Island's restorative justice program has now been in place for five years, with 206 referrals and more than 600 ...

The pattern of racial disproportionality and the increased awareness of the limitations of punitive responses in schools have increased interest in the potential of restorative justice, which rather ...

The Department of Education is deepening its commitment to the polarizing “restorative justice” disciplinary model. The DOE will spend $1.3 million to establish “restorative justice action teams” made ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 22—A youth program — the only one of its kind in Montana — that gives Flathead Valley students facing school-based offenses ...

Last year, the Biden administration issued new school discipline guidelines aimed at reducing high rates of suspension and expulsion for students with disabilities. This year, it directed public ...

The Parents Defending Education (PDE) organization released documents revealing that a California school had been promoting "restorative justice" training sessions in place of traditional punishments ...

addresses criminal violations that impact the quality of life in the community. Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today, that they will be expanding their Neighborhood ...

Parents of bullied children have slammed a “soft” strategy used in Victorian schools as setting aggressors up for a life of ...

Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden is launching a new restorative justice program that aims to bring victims, offenders, and community members together to resolve cases outside of the traditional ...

A group of Folsom Prison inmates takes part in a weekly workshop as part of the restorative justice program. Some of the participants will eventually meet with their crime victims and/or the victims’ ...

Key points Restorative justice programs often fail due to a lack of consistent personnel in the schools. A controversial issue, restorative justice programs are liable to lose grant funding, depending ...