Listening to the movement : essays on new growth and new challenges in restorative justice

Lewis, Ted, 1958- (editor, author.). Stauffer, Carl, (editor, author.).

Summary: Restorative justice is spreading like wildfire across the globe. How can we explain this burst of energy? This anthology makes the bold claim that restorative justice is a vibrant social justice movement. It is more than a great idea gone viral, more than the extension of the legal system, and more than enacting new legislation. Beginning in 2015, the contributors of this volume took part in a series of dialogues sponsored by the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice, exploring the contours of the restorative justice movement. Each one writes from the burgeoning edges of their own context, inviting readers to consider the fidelity and integrity of the movement's growth. As a cadre, the authors highlight new locations of restorative justice application: race, pedagogy, ecology, youth organizing, community violence reduction, and more. These diverse voices put forward a fast-paced, hard-hitting glimpse into the pulse of restorative justice today and what it may look like tomorrow. -- Back cover.

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ISBN: 9781532647413
Physical Description: xxxv, 175 pages ; 23 cm
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Publisher: Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Introduction: restorative justice: taking the pulse of a movement / Sonya Shah and Carl Stauffer -- Prelude: "We're just doing our jobs": a provocation for restorative justice professionals / Ethan Ucker -- Building a bigger we: a conversation about restorative justice movement building / Rose Elizondo and Jovida Ross -- Bringing a racial justice consciousness to the restorative justice movement: a call to white practitioners / Mika Dashman, Katherine Culberg, David Dean, Anna Lemler, Mikhail Lyubansky, Julie Shackford-Bradley -- Shared legacies: narratives of race and reconciliation by descendants of enslavers and the enslaved / Jill Strauss -- Pedagogy of circles: teaching restorative justice to social work students / Daniel Rhodes -- Bigger than an RJ circle: youth organizing for restorative justice in education / Jonathan Stith -- Critical race theory and restorative justice in education / Kathy Evans, Brenda Morrison, Dorothy Vandering -- Radical relationalism: restorative justice with the earth / Valerie Luna Serrels -- Do we dare love the shooter? nine principles of firearm harm reduction / Ethan Ucker -- Contribution of peace committees to reduction of election-related violence in Burundi / Mulanda Juma -- Are we serving victims well? considerations on victim engagement in current restorative justice movement trends / Ted Lewis and Mark Umbreit -- Epilogue: restorative justice--a movement in the making / Carl Stauffer.