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Restorative Justice Program

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What is Restorative Justice?

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About the CSS Restorative Justice Program

The CSS Restorative Justice Programs has four objectives:

  • Repair the harm caused by the offense

  • Empower the victim

  • Restore community

  • Redirect the offender

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The CSS Restorative Justice Program consists of three components:

  • Accountability Circles 

  • Community Service/Restitution

  • ArtXecute

Restorative justice is an approach to crime and misconduct that focuses on addressing the harm, not just punishing the offender. A restorative justice program aims to get offenders to take responsibility for their actions, to understand the harm they have caused, to give them an opportunity to redeem themselves and to discourage them from causing further harm.

Accountability Circles are similar to mediation but differ in that family and community members join the victim and offender in discussing how to hold the offender accountable and repair the harm done.

ACCOUNTABILITY CIRCLES

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ARTXECUTE

ArtXecute is an arts education initiative sponsored by Communities Supporting Schools of Wayne County and is open to all Wayne County students (public school, private school, charter school and home school) ages 8-18 at no cost.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

The Community Service component assists the juvenile court system in holding juvenile offenders accountable for their delinquent or undisciplined behavior by coordinating and monitoring their court-ordered community service. 

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Our Team

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Barbara I. Jones -  Restorative Justice Program Director

Barbara comes to CSS with a long history of serving youth in Wayne County. She has mentored youth at church, taught young people in the classroom, volunteered at organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club, and wrote and directed a host of theatre productions that have given young thespians a chance to shine on stage. “I love working with kids,” Barbara said, “because they brim with potential, and it is always exciting to see them discover things about themselves that they didn’t know were there.”

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Cassey Curran -  Restorative Justice Program Assistant

Cassey Curran is a military spouse from Wichita Kansas. Cassey attended Wichita State University of Applied Sciences & Technology and is currently completing her Bachelor of Social Work at Fort Hays State University in Kansas. She has experience working with the Guardian ad Litem program, advocating for children in the Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Court

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