Communities for Restorative Justice

Welcome! We are a nonprofit partnership of community members and police departments that offers restorative justice in the wake of crime. Our aim is to provide a process by which victims are heard and understood, offenders take responsibility for harm, and where loved ones and community members offer support.

This site describes who we are, what we do, how to become involved, and ways to offer and sustain restorative justice in your community.

Here's the latest:

We're gearing up for our next "Bidding for Justice" online auction May 18-June 2, 2013. Donate an item or sponsor the event. Register to bid, or browse all the exciting items up for grabs.
Read all about it! Our Spring 2013 Talking Piece newsletter is in a mailbox near you. Hear about our forthcoming video, RJ legislation, our upcoming auction, and more.

We're the recipients of the 2012 "Climate for Freedom" award! Thanks to the Concord-Carlisle Human Rights Council for the honor.
Listen to a recent webinar with one of our co-founders, Chief Len Wetherbee, and the "grandfather" of restorative justice, Howard Zehr!
We hit the papers with an OpEd piece on bullying and restorative justice. See the Beacon, Concord Journal, the Littleton Independent and the Chelmsford Independent. We also made mention in a Beacon (Acton-Boxborough) article on youth-police relations.

Restorative justice is cited repeatedly by national experts as appropriate in bullying. See Boston Globe article (April 28, 2011), article (Nov. 29, 2010) and CNN interview with expert Barbara Coloroso.