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:
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Howard Zehr, "grandfather" of restorative justice, is coming back to visit Saturday June 2, 2012 for a day-long event. Click here for a save-the-date flyer. Distribute far and wide! Click here to register.
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Our Spring 2012 Talking Piece newsletter is out!Click here to read about two of our stalwart volunteers and more.
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"Even Harder to Stand up to a Friend" appeared in the local paper recently; it's a reflection by an anonymous young person who participated in our program and understood the impact of harm.
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A C4RJ auction is in the works for Spring 2012! Click here to follow the tantalizing items being tallied and to register to bid on everything from a Nantucket rental to canoe lessons and gym membership.
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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.
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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.
