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Starting a Restorative Justice Programme.

Vergin, Carrie
June 4, 2015

Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online June 2008 Edition.

Setting up restorative justice programmes requires networking with different agencies and working through the various issues of community and victim involvement. In this article, Carrie Vergin, Coordinator of Marathon County Restorative Justice Programmes in Wisconsin, offers advice from her experience in creating and directing a programme. She finishes the article with a brief story highlighting the impact a restorative process can have.

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