Promising Practices in Restorative Justice

Throughout the country, many communities are embracing the principles of restorative justice, resulting in the development of many promising practices. This section details a few of those practices.

• Victim Impact Statements (VIS)
• Restitution
• Sentencing Circles
• Community Service
• Family Group Conferencing
• Victim Offender Mediation
• Victim Impact Panels
• Victim Impact Class
• Community Restorative Boards