Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(2):19-27 | DOI: 10.25142/spp.2021.002

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES: MAKING SCHOOLS SAFE THROUGH RELATIONSHIP

Samuel Y. Song1, Taylor L. Milner1, Heather Thompson1, Tara Raines, Ph.D.2, Alexis Sliva2
1 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2 University of Denver

Restorative  justice  practices (RJP) are strategies and interventions that apply the restorative philosophy of relationships, empowerment, and collaboration to schools. Restorative justice practices have been shown to be effective across a range of important school outcomes including growth in academics, school safety, and relationships within schools (teachers, students, families). The benefits associated with RJP are causing them to become an increasingly popular approach to discipline issues in schools in the U.S  and internationally. However, in order to maximize the potential long-term benefits associated with RJP,  it is essential they be consistently implemented across all schools  at a national level, which will require adjustments to existing educational legislation.

Keywords: restorative justice practice, elementary schools, collaboration and relationships in schools, school culture, school climate

Received: June 28, 2021; Revised: July 26, 2021; Accepted: July 26, 2021; Published: December 1, 2021  Show citation

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Song SY, Milner TL, Thompson H, Raines T, Sliva A. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES: MAKING SCHOOLS SAFE THROUGH RELATIONSHIP. Social Pathology and Prevention. 2020;6(2):19-27. doi: 10.25142/spp.2021.002.
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