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Restorative Justice in Young Adult Courts

The Use of Restorative Justice in Mitigating Young Adult Criminal Offenses Three core concepts of Restorative Justice: Holding Offenders Accountable Repairing Harm to Victims Providing Support for Reintegration into the Community This new concept is being trialed in several courts throughout the United States. Young Adults (ages 18-25) are often referred to […]

Young Adults and Alternative Opportunities: Breaking the Cycle of Incarceration

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This is the time to address the institution of punishment versus justice. We are failing in the criminal justice system that we now work with. “At yearend 2020, the number of prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction had decreased by 214,300 (down 15%) from 2019 and by 399,700 (down 25%) from 2009, the year the […]