News, Events & Resources

Hitting the Headlines

If you’re an avid reader, you may have seen pieces covering this work in the press. But in case you missed them, here are a few clippings and releases.

• "Partnering with Police to do Restorative Justice"
  — Peacebuilder Spring/Summer, 2011. Magazine of EMU's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (C4RJ Executive Director's graduate alma mater) outlines how a certain retired police chief spends his retirement. (Hint: it's not by posting a "gone fishing" sign).
• "Spreading the message: Nigerian officials visit to learn about [C4RJ]"
  — Concord Journal June 23, 2011. Detailing the visit to C4RJ of 25 Nigerian judges, attorneys, and human rights workers on an exchange program with UMass-Boston's Conflict Resolution graduate program.
• "Spreading the wisdom of restorative justice"
  — Boston Globe June 22, 2011. Detailing the visit to C4RJ of 25 Nigerian judges, attorneys, and human rights workers on an exchange program with UMass-Boston's Conflict Resolution graduate program.
  
• "Youth issues highlight Boxborough community police forum"
  — The Beacon, serving Acton and Boxborough, June 16, 2011. With mention of Communities for Restorative Justice by Boxborough Selectman Chair Raid Suleiman.
• "Rebalance with Restorative Justice"
  An Op-Ed piece by C4RJ staff appearing in several regional papers
  — The Beacon, serving Acton and Boxborough, June 9, 2011
  — Chelmsford Independent June 9, 2011
  — Concord Journal June 9, 2011
  — Littleton Independent June 9, 2011
• "Thinking About our Neighbors..."
  — Cambridge Savings Bank 2010 Annual Report released March 2011 (pg. 10-11). Featuring the partnership between C4RJ communities and police along with the support of the Cambridge Savings Bank Charitable Foundation.
• C4RJ Staffer named to Carlisle Police Chief Search Committee
  — Carlisle Mosquito March 25, 2011
• "Giving so others don't suffer: resident helps troubled youths"
  — Patch.com February 18, 2011. Detailing the dollar-for-dollar donation match by The Cahn Funds for Social Change now through April 15, 2011. (Article starts with second paragraph that appears in linked page.)
• "Social change group offers challenge grant"
  — Concord Journal February 17, 2011. Detailing the dollar-for-dollar donation match by The Cahn Funds for Social Change now through April 15, 2011.
• "Organization receives anti-bullying grant"

  — Littleton Independent January 4, 2011. Marking the recent award by the Foundation for MetroWest.

• Letter to the Editor by Littleton Police Chief John Kelly
  — Littleton Independent, December 16, 2010. Outlining the use of restorative justice and appealing to Littleton residents to consider volunteering.
• "Specialists say bullies also need attention"
  — Boston Globe, November 29, 2010. Article includes a quote from bullying expert Barbara Coloroso (also consultant with South Hadley High School) that "...restorative justice...supports victims and helps them stay safe while teaching bullies about the impact of their actions and giving them the opportunity to make right..."
• "Restorative justice program invites collaboration"
  — The Beacon, serving Acton and Boxborough, October 28, 2010
  (front page article)
• "Who Takes Ownership of a Restorative Justice Programme?"
  — Resolution 37, newsletter of the Restorative Justice Consortium in London, UK. Article (pg. 15) highlights C4RJ as an admirable model of shared community-police partnership.
  
• "Restorative justice gets nods from cops" An article covering C4RJ's study showing a low 16% recidivism rate.
  — Patch.com September 30, 2010
• “Chief Wetherbee's Long Reach” A two-page spread featuring C4RJ and the Domestic Violence Services Network, two "critical human service agencies" that Chief Wetherbee helped establish during his 33-year career in the Concord Police Department. In the article, Chief Wetherbee states, "[C4RJ] is the most important program I've been involved in during my 33 years here. I wish every resident could see one circle in action...it's phenomenal."
  —Concord-Carlisle Community Chest Annual Report 09-10, released September 15, 2010
• “Punishing Native American Children: Truth and Reconciliation speaker at Concord's Restorative Justice organization”
  — Patch.com August 23, 2010
• “Boxborough Police offering new options to victims, offenders with C4RJ program”
  — Nixle.com August 21, 2010
• “Program reaches victims...” and photo of C4RJ Volunteer Rev. Dr. Barbara Smith-Moran with Justice Murray Sinclair, chairman of the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Smith-Moran recently volunteered at the event in Winnipeg, Canada, which used restorative justice processes to address harms caused by church- and government-sponsored schools that forcibly "educated" indigenous youth for more than a century. Click here for related event held on August 19, 2010.
  — Concord Journal August 12, 2010
• “[C4RJ Volunteer] Smith-Moran to tell of witnessing reconciliation for native peoples of Canada”
  — C4RJ Press Release August 4, 2010
• “Restorative Justice: Crime is a Violation of People and Relationships, not Just a Violation of Law”
  — Law Officer by Elizabeth Eidlitz (C4RJ Volunteer) June 16, 2010
• “[Concord] Residents finish training program”
  — Concord Journal June 3, 2010
• Emerson Hospital Features C4RJ Vice President Jeff Campbell (a self-described "professional community volunteer")
  — Emerson Corporator Connection May 2010
• “Spain Conference will Spotlight C4RJ”
  — Concord Journal May 6, 2010
• “Don't Bully the Bully”
  — Carlisle Mosquito April 16, 2010
• “First Parish [Westford] Grants Funds to C4RJ”
  — C4RJ Press Release February 4, 2010
• “Concord Police Chief Wetherbee and Deputy Macone to Retire”
  — Concord Journal January 27, 2010
• “Restorative Justice Comes of Age”
  — Littleton Independent December 10, 2009
• “Groton Police Dept. to Offer Community Approach to Wrongdoing”
  — Groton Herald November 27, 2009
• “Police to Offer New Option to Victims, Offender”
  — Westford Eagle August 27, 2009
• “Websites get more detailed”
  — Concord Journal August 6, 2009
• “Police face budget cut: Town could scale back Community Policing”
  — Concord Journal May 21, 2009
• “[Howard] Zehr to Speak…” — Concord Journal March 27, 2009
• “More communities offer victims ‘restorative justice’”
  — Boston Globe November 9, 2008
• “Program for crime victims expanded”
  — Boston Globe February 26, 2009