| Restorative justice (as opposed to retributive)
sees crime as a community breach and offers hope for healing. We
work with young people, their families, and those affected by juvenile
crime to facilitate dialogue and encourage accountability.
Victim-offender mediators work with nonviolent juvenile offenders
and those harmed to discuss the incident and ways to repair the
breach. Cases are referred from Orange County Department of Juvenile
Justice.
Through our FAMILY TABLE series, we help parents and teenagers
learn new ways to communicate and negotiate.
For more information on Victim Offender Mediation or PARENT-TEEN
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Training, contact DiShon Cain at dcain@disputesettlement.org.
For more information on national restorative justice efforts,
see www.voma.org. |