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Colorado Children’s Code authorizes restorative justice conferences for adjudicated youth (Part 2 of 2).

Wachtel, Joshua
June 4, 2015

Source: (2008) Restorative Practices E-Forum. 17 July.

It’s no accident that Colorado is the first U.S. state to mandate that judges advise adjudicated youth of the possibility of participating in restorative justice (RJ) conferences or other programs if they become involved in the criminal justice system. For more than 10 years, Colorado communities, schools, nonprofits, RJ advocates, probation, police and human service departments, courts, youth rehabilitation facilities, universities and governments have been promoting restorative justice and restorative practices (RP).

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