5) Restorative Justice Practices: West Philadelphia HS; Innovative Concept Academy: St. Louis Judge Jimmy Edwards; Conscious Discipline; videos after each


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Restorative Justice Practices
Has your child or someone you know ever been harmed? 
Have you yourself harmed another at home, school, or work?
Restorative Justice Practices is a program designed through special mediation to Keep Our Homes and Schools Safer!

Restorative Practice is "peace building" instead of "peacemaking",

conflict "transformation" rather than conflict "resolution." 
Slogan: “Conflict is opportunity; don’t waste it.”

Restorative Justice Practices w/Jon Powell, Campbell Law School

Broughton HS: 12:58 min. video:   An Inside Look: The Campbell Law Juvenile Justice Project
Howard Zehr shares "Restorative practices three's":

 3 assumptions underlie restorative practice:
* When people and relationships are harmed, needs are created 
* The needs created by harms lead to obligations. 
* The obligation is to heal and “put right” the harms; this is a just response.
 3 principles of restorative practice reflect these assumptions.  A just response:
* acknowledges and repairs the harm caused by, and revealed by, wrongdoing (restoration);
* encourages appropriate responsibility for addressing needs and repairing the harm (accountability); 
* involves those impacted, including the community, in the resolution (engagement).

3 underlying values provide the foundation: 
* Respect
* Responsibility
* Relationship
3 questions are central to restorative practices:
*Who has been hurt? 
*What are their needs? 
*Who has the obligation to address the needs, to put right the harms, to restore relationships? 
(As opposed to:  What rules were broken? Who did it? What do they deserve?)

3 stakeholder groups should be considered &/or involved:
*those who have been harmed and their families
*those who have caused harm and their families
*community
3 aspirations guide restorative practices: the desire to live in right relationship:
*with one another
*with the creation
*with the Creator

True peace requires us not to just make peace by ending conflicts but to build an infrastructure for peace.

Restorative Practices has the potential to positively influence human behavior and strengthen civil society around the world.” RP “give individuals the opportunity to take responsibility for and become accountable for their actions, give victims the opportunity to learn about and be intimately involved in the outcome of their case, and give all parties the opportunity to create an agreement that will address and resolve the harm.”


Howard Zehr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




Changing Lenses: A New Focus for Crime and Justice (Christian Peace Shelf) by Howard J. Zehr(Jan 1, 2005)
Transcending: Reflections of Crime Victims by Howard Zehr(Oct 1, 2001)

Cambiando de Lenteby Howard Zehr(Aug 10, 2012)

 

Just Peace by Howard Zehr (2009)

 

The Little Book of Family Group Conferences by Howard Zehr

 

Crime and the development of modern society: Patterns of criminality in nineteenth century Germany and France by Howard Zehr(1976)


Jon Powell and Sandy Bowles have offered to work with participants.
Jon Powell, Director of the Juvenile Justice Project (JJP), a collaborative effort of the N.C. Governor's Crime Commission and the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University, is working with Wake County Schools in implementing RP.
Jon Powell - Campbell Law School
Jon Powell - Circle People, USA, by State - Living Justice Press

Restorative Justice Practices: Broughton HS:  12:58 min. video

An Inside Look: The Campbell Law Juvenile Justice Project

Sandy Bowles, Director of Student Judicial Affairs, initiated and leads the implementation of Restorative Practices/CAP (Community Accountability Process) at Guilford College.
School systems across the U.S. and in other countries implement Restorative Practices.
*Restorative Practices: W Philadelphia HS: Principal Saliyah Cruz
W Philadelphia HS named a “persistently dangerous school” for violence/crime.  After Restorative Practices implemented, students realized they had a voice; they had ownership of school atmosphere.
Teen Returns Money His Father Allegedly Stole from Elderly Woman  (2:21 min. video)
Teen Returns Money His Father Allegedly Stole From Elderly Woman
What is Restorative Practices | Restorative Justice | International ...   
Enhancing Respectfulness Through Restorative Practices | CPI
What is Restorative Practices | Restorative Justice | International ...

Restorative Practices Resources


New Zealand Maori & Baltimore, MD, U.S.A. 
Juvenile Justice with Lauren Abramson (55:56 min. video)

Additional Restorative Practices resources & videos: scroll to end
  
*Innovative Concept Academy: St. Louis Judge Jimmie Edwards
“In 2009, after watching a string of teen offenders come through his courtroom, Judge Edwards took action. Along with 45 community partners, he took over an abandoned school and opened the Academy.  Providing strict discipline, counseling and programs like chess, music and creative writing, and mandatory after-school activities, the center has changed the lives of many young people, giving them the opportunity to graduate from high school and lead successful lives.”   

375 students presently enrolled: day & evening classes 
(17:37 min.:  TEDxStLouis - Judge Jimmie Edwards - Encouraging the ... - YouTube
 Judge Jimmie Edwards sends kids to school instead of prison | ksdk ... (4:10min. video)

Conscious Discipline, Birth-Adult, was developed by Dr. Becky Bailey, graduate of Appalachian State University, an “award-winning author, renowned teacher and internationally recognized expert in childhood education and developmental psychology, dedicated to creating positive environments for children, families, schools, and businesses.”
*Bailey, Becky A. 2000. Conscious Discipline: 7 Basic Skills for Brain Smart Classroom Management. Oviedo, Fl: Loving Guidance, Inc.
Conscious Discipline  emphasizes the seven skills of:
-Composure      
-Encouragement     
-Assertiveness      
-Choices     
-Empathy          
-Positive Intent      
-Consequences
"The School Family builds connection between families and schools, teachers and teachers, teachers and students, and students and students to ensure the optimal development of all. 
These connections provide the three essential ingredients for school success:
-  A willingness to learn                                            
-  Impulse control                                          
-  Attention"

Student DJ nominated Donna Porter for Kennedy Center Teaching Award: "Power to Inspire" (videos:
3:27 min. Certified Instructor Donna Porter wins Prestigious ..        
 
5:07 min.  DJ Batiste - Former Gang Leader Teaches "Words Have Power ...
26:16 min.  School Family: The Story of Fern Creek Elementary (Full ... - YouTube
(& Birth - Elem. +  Level:  Wiring the Brain for Success: 
*Chapman, Gary & Ross Campbell, MD. 1997.  The five Love Languages of Children. Chicago: Northfield Publishing  
(How Children/Individuals Seek & Express Love)
-  Physical Touch                                                       
-  Words of Affirmation                                           
Quality time           
-  Gifts 
-  Acts of Service


 *Chapman, Gary & Jennifer Thomas. 2006. Five Languages of Apology: How to Experience Healing in All Your Relationships. Chicago: Northfield Publishing
-  Expressing Regret: “I am sorry.”
-  Accepting Responsibility: “I was wrong.”
-  Making Restitution: “What can I do to make it right?”
-  Genuinely Repenting: “I’ll try not to do it again.”
-  Requesting Forgiveness: “Will you please forgive me?”
                       
 *Colorosa, Barbara. 1994. Kids Are Worth It!  Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline. New York: Avon Books
Six Critical Life Messages Our Children Need to Get:
1)   I Believe In You                                             
2)   I Trust In You                                                 
3)   I Know You Can Handle This
4)   You Are Listened To 
5)   You are Cared For                      
6)  You Are Very Important To Me


What Is More Important Than Our Children? 
NOTHING!




Resources on Restorative School Practices



These are some of the best resources available on Restorative School Practices. You will find all except one listed and described at Amazon.com. (*This one is available from the International Institute for


Restorative Practices, www.iirp.org.) The videos are also available from IIRP, www.iirp.org. Some helpful organizations are listed at the end.


BOOKS

Amstutz, Lorraine & Mullet, Judy. The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools. (Good Books, 2005)

Bailey, Becky.  Conscious Discipline: Seven Basic Skills for Brain Smart Classroom Management.  (Loving Guidance, Inc., 2001)
Boyes-Watson, Carolyn.  Peacemaking Circles and Urban Youth: Bringing Justice Home. (Living Justice Press, 2008)


Classen, Ron & Roxanne.  Discipline that Restores: Strategies to Create Respect, Cooperation and Responsibility in the Classroom. (BookSurge Publishing, 2008)

* Costello, Bob, et al. Restorative Circles in Schools: Building Community and Enhancing Learning (International Institute for Restorative Practices)
Costello, Bob, et al. The Restorative Practices Handbook for Teachers, Disciplinarians and Administrators. (International Institute for Restorative Practices, 2009)
Hendry, Richard. Building and Restoring Respectful Relationships in Schools: A Guide to Using Restorative Practice. (Routledge, 2009)
Holtham, J. Taking Restorative Justice to Schools: A Doorway to Discipline. (Homestead Press, 2009)



Hopkins, Belinda. Just Schools: A Whole School Approach to Restorative Justice. (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004)


Mikaelsen, Ben. Touching Spirit Bear (2001) and Ghost of Spirit Bear (2008 sequel). (HarperCollins Publishers) These two novels include ways to resolve conflicts and address wrongdoing using restorative practices.


Morgan, Norah & Saxton, Juliana.  Asking Better Questions, 2nd edition. (Pembroke Publishers Limited, 2006)
Pranis, Kay. The Little Book of Circle Processes: A New/Old Approach to Peacemaking. (Good Books, 2005)



Ross, Rupert. Returning to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice. (Penguin Canada, 2006)

Zehr, Howard. The Little Book of Restorative Justice. (Good Books, 2002)


VIDEOS
Beyond Zero Tolerance: Restorative Practices in Schools.


(IIRP/SaferSanerSchools, 2004)


Building Our Community: A Film about Restorative Practices.


(IIRP, 2008)


Burning Bridges.



(IIRP/RealJustice, 2007)

Restorative Strategies for Schools: Roundtable Discussions 1 & 2.



(IIRP/SaferSanerSchools, 2003)