Restorative Justice Project .org

Welcome!

"Restorative Justice" first became known as a way of working with either criminal behavior or child dependency issues. In both types of case the subject was behavior which resulted in broken relationships with broad impact on the immediate parties and the surrounding community. Retributive methods have limited effectiveness in both types of cases. Now, after nearly 30 years of experience using restorative methods in individual cases, it is being recognized that the same principles can be applied with excellent results in community-wide situations, including using RJ principles within organizations and businesses.

Restorative Justice Project .org (RJP) is the response of Fresno Pacific University's Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies (PACS) to the need of communities and businesses for resources and consultation that can allow them to benefit from application of restorative justice principles to their situation. Both prevention and intervention work are appropriate for RJ.

Restorative justice principles allow businesses and organizations to work more effectively with employees and with the public they serve. RJ can transform the relationships within an organization in many beneficial ways.

The staff of RJI has deep and wide experience in the application of restorative justice principles. We are also experienced in consultation and intervention in situations from schoolyard fights to armed inter-ethnic conflict. Working together with our related organizations Restorative Justice International .org and the Restorative Justice Project of Fresno Pacific University, we are able to assist groups at any level. Our Mission page explains how the three groups work together.

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