A new report from The Sentencing Project finds that restorative justice diversion programs consistently produce better outcomes than traditional juvenile court processing, reducing reoffending, ...

Three people who were teens when they were charged with shooting pellet guns in Hillcrest in September 2024 completed a court ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Santa Barbara County District Attorney John Savrnoch announced Thursday the expansion of the Neighborhood Restorative Justice program county-wide starting July of this ...

A proposal to make deep cuts to the Oakland Unified School District’s renowned restorative justice program — part of an overall effort to slash nearly $22 million from next school year’s budget — has ...

For most young people, the changes associated with coming of age can seem daunting, and when combined with the instability that comes with an arrest, it can become unmanageable. Restorative justice ...

Editor's note; A previous version of this story gave a different figure for the program. The story has been updated to reflect the specific contract cost. A new program launched Friday in Ventura ...

The Oakland City Council has agreed to give $1.2 million to Oakland Unified to restore funding to two programs, including restorative justice, but the money is just not enough to make up for budget ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mark Hancock, chief superintendent of Wood Buffalo RCMP, says restorative justice has been a success in the Fort McMurray and Wood ...

Longmont police have found they can impact offenders without charging and arresting them for their crimes. The city’s restorative justice program, run by the Longmont Community Justice Partnership, ...

Mediation in Fort Collins began many years ago when a Vista volunteer started a small grant-funded program to help neighbors in conflict. Restorative Justice began when a school resource officer ...