Who We Are

Police Partnerships

Communities for Restorative Justice partners with regional police departments for referrals. Each police chief understands restorative justice, its aims and process. Beyond that, each department sets its own referral criteria. Police officers receive ongoing training, provide meeting space, participate in the “circle” process, and coordinate with C4RJ personnel throughout each case.

Our participating police departments seek out the restorative justice option as a means of:

• responding to the needs of victims who seek a voice in the justice process
• providing an intermediate response between letting someone “off the hook” for wrongdoing and launching full criminal prosecution
• retaining police officer involvement in cases to hold people accountable constructively
• strengthening police relationships within their communities

C4RJ responds to these needs.

While conversations are always underway with new communities, C4RJ currently partners with the following police departments:

• Acton
• Ayer
• Boxborough
• Carlisle
• Concord
• Everett
• Groton
• Littleton
• Westford

If you would like to learn more about how to partner your police department with C4RJ,