Tag: Restorative Justice
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Policing Tactics Can Attribute To Health Inequity, Association Says
An association of public health officials unveiled policy and research announcements in San Diego during its annual conference.
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New School Discipline Program Has Fans and Results, But Few Participating Schools
A few years ago, San Diego Unified launched pilot program aimed at incorporating a new approach to school discipline, called restorative justice, to the district. Restorative justice brings someone who has done something wrong together with their victims — to listen, understand, empathize and heal. When student offenders participate in restorative justice exercises, they may…
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San Diego Leaders, Nonprofits And Schools Meeting This Week On Restorative Justice
By Megan Burke and Tom Fudge San Diego County government agencies, non-profits and schools are coming together on Feb. 26 for a summit on restorative justice, an alternative to traditional law enforcement practices. “Everyone who gets handcuffed does not necessarily belong in prison,” said Rev. Rickey Laster, executive director of the City of San Diego…
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Program to Keep Juveniles Out of Prison Could Expand
By Andrew Bowen The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is set to vote on expanding a restorative justice program to keep juvenile delinquents out of prison. The National Conflict Resolution Center has been operating a pilot program in the City Heights neighborhood called Restorative Community Conferencing, under which mediators set up meetings…
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UCLA: As Suspensions Dropped, California Students Performed Better
A study out this week suggests school discipline reform is helping to close the achievement gap in California. Out-of-school suspensions have dropped nearly 30 percent statewide since 2011. And researchers with UCLA’s Center for Civil Rights Remedies found many of those districts also saw gains in their Academic Performance Index scores during the same time.…