As part of its efforts to increase awareness of restorative justice and its potential for use with young people in schools and the juvenile justice system, the Skidmore College Project on Restorative Justice will present two events that are free and open to the public.
Restorative justice pioneer Margaret Thorsborne, photo provided
The first event is a community dialogue, “Children and Justice.” It will take place on Tuesday, October 20 at Caffe Lena from 6:00pm – 9:00pm. The group will discuss how juvenile offenders are currently treated in the U.S. and what could be done to improve the system. Music and poetry will be included in the evening’s program, and beverages and pizza will be provided.
The second event will be a talk titled “Understanding the nature of emotional harm: Why restorative problem-solving is good for our brains,” to be delivered by restorative justice pioneer Margaret Thorsborne. The event will take place on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:30pm in Gannett Auditorium of Palamountain Hall on the Skidmore College Campus. Thorsborne is widely recognized as an international expert on school and workplace bullying.
“Restorative justice is a growing social movement that offers a way to hold people accountable for misconduct without inflicting further harm,” Skidmore professor of sociology and director of the Restorative Justice Project, David Karp explained in a statement. “It is a community-building approach that has been shown to reduce reoffending and rebuild trust.”
