Restorative Justice is based on the way of Christ in restoring humanity’s relationship to God and calling us to restore our relationships. The practice focuses on the harm done to relationships and how to heal those relationships. For more details, visit Restorative Justice Online.
Key Forms for Effecting Restorative Justice
Survivor/Perpetrator Conferencing
Family Group Conferencing
Peacemaking Circles or Conferences
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Applications
Family
Schools
Communities and Work
Legal System
Foreign Policy and Large Scale Conflict
Resources
- Action Alert: Support Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
- Action Alert: Truth Telling Project. Seek the Truth: Racism, Structural Injustice, Policing
- The Little Book of Restorative Justice by Howard Zehr
- Beyond Retribution: A New Testament Vision for Justice, Crime and Punishment by C. Marshall
- USCCB Statement on Restorative Justice
- Catholic Mobilizing Network on Restorative Justice