Welcome!
Welcome to this topic guide on restorative justice in schools. This guide is a part of The Possibilities Project, a research collaboration that focuses on evidence-based education solutions for Black students. The Possibilities Project was started by Chezare A. Warren, PhD, MBA, a professor at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of Education and Human Development. This guide includes resources about restorative justice, and specifically restorative justice in schools, from both BIPOC and non-BIPOC perspectives. The guide also has resources for training and implementation of restorative justice in schools.
What is restorative justice?
Restorative justice can be described as an ethos, a philosophy, a framework, a social movement, an alternative form of justice, and more. It centers the person who was harmed (as opposed to the person who committed the harm) and prioritizes repairing harm and addressing the root cause of why someone committed the harm, with the goal of increasing understanding and discouraging further harm. Restorative practices have been used in the criminal justice system for some time, but are now starting to be implemented in other areas of life, such as schools.
What is The Possibilities Project?
The Possibilities Project is a research-practice-policy collaborative "committed to improving Black students' well-being in education and beyond." To learn more about The Possibilities Project, please visit the following pages:
