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Real Stories, Real People: Program Offers Victims Solace, Second Chance for Offenders

Turner, Brad
June 4, 2015

Source: (2005) Restorative Justice Online. March 2005 Edition.

Longmont Community Justice Project (LCJP), based in Colorado, uses restorative processes to provide alternatives for victims, offenders, and the community. This article describes one case handled through the programme, the reasons why the victims chose the restorative process over court, and the outcomes of the case. This article was originally published in the Daily Times Call newspaper.

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