Some amazing statistics from Oakland:
"After restorative justice was implemented suspensions declined 87%"
"Expulsions dropped to 0."
The California experience:
70% of youths reoffend after going to county jail
90% of youths reoffend after going to state incarceration
only around 15% of youths reoffend after restorative justice
Cost to incarcerate a youth for a year $55,000
Cost to do restorative justice $5,000
Restorative Justice in Oakland Schools: Tier One.
Community ... (9:32
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Sandy Bowles, GC Director of Student Judicial Affairs, & Guilford College colleagues have taken the lead in Guilford County with Restorative Practices/Community Accountability Process (CAP).
Sunday video: Restorative justice
in Oakland schools | Restorative ... (7:40 min. video)
Restorative Justice Takes On Oakland Schools - YouTube (6:03 min. video)
Videos | RJOY - Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (9
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Jon Powell has worked with Wake County School System & other groups as they implement Restorative Justice: Jon Powell - Campbell Law School
Attorney Jon Powell serves as the 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. The program receives referrals from the juvenile justice system, juvenile court, Wake County Schools and the Capital Area Teen Court program.
Attorney Jon Powell serves as the 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. The program receives referrals from the juvenile justice system, juvenile court, Wake County Schools and the Capital Area Teen Court program.
The goals of the project are to:
- Give juveniles 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.
- Give all parties the opportunity to create an agreement that will address and resolve the harm caused by criminal activity.
- Involve law students in the process of victim/offender mediation as active mediators.
Sandy Bowles, GC Director of Student Judicial Affairs, & Guilford College colleagues have taken the lead in Guilford County with Restorative Practices/Community Accountability Process (CAP).
