While systemic racism has always existed, for many, the events in 2020 brought into clear focus how systems, including police departments and the criminal-legal system, disproportionately harm black people and people of color, and sparked nation-wide protests in defense of black lives. In the wake of the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd,
Intersectionality: The complex and cumulative way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination combine, overlap or intersect, especially in the experiences of marginalized people.- Kimberle Crenshaw Intersectionality: the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping
Wondering what a Community Member does in a Restorative Justice Community Group Conference? Or, for that matter, what Restorative Justice Community Group Conferencing is exactly? We’ve got some answers! What is Community Group Conferencing? At the Conflict Center, in partnership with the Denver DA’s office called Restorative Denver, we facilitate Community Group Conferences (CGC),
A great way to understand the Restorative Justice Community Group Conference process is to look at it through the lens of the 5 R’s: Relationship, Respect, Responsibility, Repair, and Reintegration (credited to Beverly Title, founder of Resolutionaries). Read the restorative practices overview or skip to the 5 R’s below! What is the Restorative Justice
Highlights Our youth are being incarcerated at alarming rates in America There are many risk factors that contribute to juvenile delinquency Juvenile courts that practice restorative justice have significantly reduced recidivism compared with those using traditional approaches. 1Although the juvenile incarceration rates in the United States have been slowly decreasing, the incarceration of juveniles is
The Conflict Center believes that conflict is an opportunity to solve problems and build relationships. With the hate crimes last week and the harmful rhetoric during this election cycle, many of us are experiencing conflict in a considerable way. It shows up in the media, in discussions with friends and family, and can dominate conversations
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