<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html><head><title>Welcome to Restorative Justice Resources</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16939" name="GENERATOR"> <meta content="Restorative justices resources, information for victims, victim-offender dialogues and mediation, introduction to restorative justice" name=description> <meta content="restorative justice, justice, mediation, victim, victims, offenders, community, crime, criminal justice, dialog, dialogue, California" name="key words"></head> <body> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"></style> <table style="WIDTH: 90%" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <blockquote><img alt="RJR Header" src="images/masthead.gif" width="100%" longDesc="Restorative Justice Resources Header"></blockquote></td></tr> <tr> <td center?> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4">Helping victims, survivors and communities approach crime proactively <br>and engage all parties involved in the healing process</font></p> <p></p></td></tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#000080" size="4">Victims -- Public Safety -- Community -- Offenders</font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td> <p></span><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></span></font></p></td></tr> <tr> <td> <blockquote> <p><font face="Arial"><strong>Mission &amp; Vision:</strong> </font></p> <p><font size="3"><font face="Arial">We envision a world where it will be commonly understood that crime is a violation of right relationships between the offender, direct&nbsp;and indirect victims, and the community as a whole. We envision a system of justice designed: <br><br><font face="Arial"><img border="0" hspace="0" src="images/check.gif" width=20 height=16>to focus on healing the harm caused by crime;<br><br><img border="0" hspace="0" src="images/check.gif" width="20" height=16>to require/expect the offenders, to whatever extent possible, to take responsibility for making amends and healing the harm they've caused;<br><br><img border="0" hspace="0" src="images/check.gif" width="20" height=16>to recognize that crime is a community problem that can be addressed successfully only with active community participation&nbsp;-- not by delegation to law enforcement agencies, courts and corrections systems.<br><br>This new paradigm of restorative justice honors and respects the humanity, dignity and inherent worth and value of those who experience crime - crime victims, offenders and all who are affected by acts of crime. <br><br>In a society that is based upon retributive justice, a restorative justice approach will require a paradigm shift in society as well as the justice system. This paradigm shift will result in laws, justice systems and public policies that promote restorative, rather than retributive justice. With Restorative Justice, the purposes of incarceration will be understood to be public safety and offender rehabilitation, rather than punishment, vengeance or deterrence. This paradigm of justice will reduce the incidence and severity of crime and help to create more peaceful and involved communities.</font></span> <p align="center"><font size="4"> <a href="moreinfo.html" >Request more information</a>.</font></p></blockquote></font></font></b></td></tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><br><a href="whatis.html"><font face="Arial" size="2">What is Restorative Justice?</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"> | </font><a href="whoweare.html"><font face="Arial" size="2">Organization and Leadership</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"> | </font><a href="infoforvictims.html"><font face="Arial" size="2">Information for Victims, Offenders &amp; Communities</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"> <br></font><a href="victimoffenders.html"><font face="Arial" size=2>Victim-Offender Dialogues</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"> | </font><a href="howtosupport.html" ??><font face="Arial" size="2">How to Support RJR</font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"> | <a href="fiscalsponsorship.html">Fiscal Sponsorship</a> <font color="#000080">| </font></font><a href="contact.html"><font face="Arial" size="2">Contact Us</font></a></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></body></html>