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. Follow the links at right to learn more.
Here's the latest:
- Thanks to the Concord Rotary, which chose us as the
beneficiary of funds raised in its Festival of Wreaths.
- Thanks to all who attended our Annual Meeting on Nov. 9, 2011. Our guest speaker was Janet
Connors, an advocate
for restorative justice from Dorchester, MA whose son was murdered during an armed robbery. Photos are now up on our Facebook page.
Did you catch the excellent NPR story on restorative justice? It aired on Talk of the Nation July 28th and is a "must-hear" piece! Audio streaming and transcript are both available.
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EMU's latest Peacebuilder magazine explains how a local police chief spends his retirement hours. (Hint: it's not by posting a "gone fishing" sign.)
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We hit June 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.
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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.
