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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jan. 21, 2012
Restorative justice: a movement that looks beyond our current legal system
Rather than focusing on the offense, restorative justice puts victims and the larger community first.
Jan Frankel Schau
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ADR Services, Inc.
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Email: jfschau@adrservices.org
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Though I have no background or familiarity with restorative justice, I recently read "The Little Book of Restorative Justice" and found it dynamite (plus a quick read). The book accomplished exactly what its author, Howard Zehr, a founder of the restorative justice movement, prescribes: "Restorative justice requires us to change not just our lenses but our questions." After reading this little 64-page book, I find myself with more questions than answers, but am nonetheless inspire...
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