Restorative justice has been receiving a lot of attention lately, due to Paul Tullis’s January 4 New York Times Magazine article, “Can Forgiveness Play a Role in Criminal Justice?” This story about a restorative justice conference following the murder of a young woman by her boyfriend was also covered on the January 5 episode of the Today […]
At 2:15 in the afternoon on March 28, 2010, Conor McBride, a tall, sandy-haired 19-year-old wearing jeans, a T-shirt and New Balance sneakers, walked into the Tallahassee Police Department and approached the desk in the main lobby. Gina Maddox, the officer on duty, noticed that he looked upset and asked him how she could help. […]
Carceral Geographies Course Thread Launch Help us mark the inaugural year of this innovative curricular offering which provides undergraduates the opportunity to examine the nature and experience of carceral spaces, the distributional geographies of carceral systems, and the relationship between the carceral in its totality and the state.
An easy way to find more RJ courses at UC Berkeley: Visit the Carceral Geographies course thread.
Looking for RJ courses this coming semester? Check out the following: Criminal Justice in the Community Prof: Nikki Jones African American Studies 139 P 001 Lec (Special Topics) Tu/Thurs 9:30-11:00, 170 Barrows