United States

Title: Just Work: Restorative Justice Models and Applications

Main topics: Understanding and experiencing RJ circles. Application of restorative practices to criminal legal system. Learning how lawyers and judges can implement restorative practices. Application of restorative practices to non-criminal harms, such as hate speech, malpractice. Conflict resolution and restorative approaches. Making legal education more restorative, less adversarial. Using restorative practices in public schools. Implementing restorative practices to assist people's re-entry to communities after ceing incarcerated. Learning about existing restorative programs, applications, facilitators.

Practicalities: taught in English, physical presence required, paying course

• Targer audience: Bachelor Students
• Study Level: Starts as an introduction
• Duration: In the second semester

Title: Restorative and Transformative Justice

Main topics: Transformative Social Change degrees (MA/PhD) prepare students to creatively respond to conflict, including conflicts on local through global levels creating transformative changes in society that are guided by humanistic values.

The M.A. TSC program is currently offered with the specialization of Peace and Justice Studies
 

Practicalities: taught in English, online presence required, paying course

• Targer audience: Master Students with an academic background in Psychology/Sociology/Philosophy/Social Work
• Study Level: Intermediary/Advanced course
• Duration: Students can take two courses Conflict Resolution and Restorative and Transformative Justice in our MA/PhD program, both are part of a Peace and Social Justice concentration (but other students can take the semester long courses as well)/ Courses alternative every year

Title: Restorative Justice Seminar

Main topics: Understanding and experiencing RJ circles. Applicatiion of restorative practices to criminal legal system. Learning how lawyers and judges can implement restorative practices. Application of restorative practices to non-criminal harms, such as hate speech, malpractice, etc. Application of restorative principle and practices to historic or current government imposed harms such as slavery, racism, internment camps, etc. Conflict resolution and restorative approaches. Making legal education more restorative, less adversarial. Using restorative practices in public schools. Implementing restorative practices to assist people's re-entry to communities after ceing incarcerated. Learning about existing restorative programs, applications, facilitators, etc.

Practicalities: taught in English, physical presence required, paying course

• Targer audience: Juris Doctor/law degree with an academic background in Law
• Study Level: Starts as an introduction
• Duration: Fall and spring semesters / 14 weeks