NYADP Staffers head to Rochester for a 2-day training with Partners in Restorative Initiatives to engage in Community Conference Training.
A Community Conference is an ancient way of resolving problems. Victims and offenders voluntarily agree to participate. Offenders accept responsibility for the harm they caused. Conferences involve community members as well. Together these stakeholders determine through dialogue how to repair harms to the extent possible.
Restorative Justice is a process whereby all parties with a stake in a particular offence come together to resolve collectively how to deal with the aftermath of the offence and its implications for the future.