Restorative Justice On The Rise

Danielle Sered: Until We Reckon, Five Years In The award-winning “radically original” (The Atlantic) restorative justice leader, whose work the Washington Post has called “totally sensible and totally revolutionary,” grapples with the problem of violent crime in the movement for prison abolition “Profoundly necessary.” —Michelle Alexander, The New York Times A Convers

#RJ & Heart Coherence with Deborah Rozman of the Institute of HeartMath Personal coherence is a critical aspect of working within any human services position, and perhaps even more critical when offering restorative justice practices of any kind. The clear intersection between facilitator coherence and the potential for optimal support and potential best outcomes is […]

Restorative Justice: Relational and Presence-Oriented Interview and Conversation with the amazing Jabali Stewart of Huayruro In this hour and thirty minute dialogue we look at: How we must value and truly be relational-focused with adults and the youth we work with. We must slow down and really do the work of relating, or our systems […]

Tim Chapman: Restorative Justice and Voice-A Return to Authentic Power Tim Chapman had a lengthy career in the Probation Service in Northern Ireland rising to a senior management position. He spent 10 years as a lecturer and course director of the Masters programme in Restorative Practices at the University of Ulster. He now teaches at […]

A Conversation with JUDr. Petra Masopust Šachová, Ph.D. of the Czech Republic From Pamplona, Spain (June 2023) at the European Forum for Restorative Justice Symposium Petra sat down with host Molly Rowan Leach for an informal but powerful dive into the particulars of restorative justice, from a local to global perspective. She is the founder […]

Returning To Circle A Conversation with honored guest Dina Thompson, Executive Director and Founding Member, Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition….on the simplicity …of returning, to Circle. RESTORATIVE MEDIA NEEDS YOUR LOVE! DONATE ANY AMOUNT You won’t want to miss interacting with Dina and we want to encourage questions as we always make time for interaction […]

Restorative Justice and Therapy Dog Teams with Global Visionary Patricia LaTaille and an introduction by Molly Rowan Leach, Host/Founder of Restorative Justice on The Rise and RJ Practitioner/Facilitator including work with Therapy Dog teams. Bringing therapy dogs together with victims and offenders of social and criminal justice to create a healing environment that frees people fr

An interview with Lucy Jaffe on the ground at the European Forum for Restorative Justice Conference, June 2023, on how those impacted by harm and conflict can be and are empowered by restorative justice. Why me? Transforming Lives through Restorative Justice, Director Lucy Jaffe is the Director of the UK charity Why me? Transforming Lives through […]

ONGI ETORRI: A Conversation with Jorge Elias Ollero Peran Board Member of the European Forum for Restorative Justice and Co-Host of the 2023 EFRJ International Conference. On location for the EFRJ Conference, June 22, 2023 in Pamplona, Spain. In this 22 minute conversation with Jorge Peran, we hear the essential elements from him as to […]

Restorative Justice: Insights and Stories from My Journey Interviews with and essays by Dr. Zehr?— plus, for the first time, details and photos from his personal journey. Here, Howard Zehr offers his most complete view of Restorative Justice as an approach to all of life. Zehr made his initial contribution in the area of criminal […]