The Time Has Arrived
July 28, 2021 By Justin Campfield When Vermont Law School launched the Center or Justice Reform and debuted the nation’s first Master of Arts in Restorative Justice (MARJ) degree in […]
Meet a Restorative Justice Student: Christian Quigley
VLS student Christian Quigley shares his goals and experiences with earning a joint JD/Masters in Restorative Justice.
Meet the Recipients of the Professional Certificate in Restorative Justice Scholarship
The Center for Justice Reform is proud to announce this year’s Professional Certificate in Restorative Justice Scholarship Recipients. Read on to hear from each of these outstanding students.
Celebrating International Restorative Justice Week Through Art
Every year, the RJ4All International Institute celebrates International Restorative Justice Week. This year, RJ Week took place from November 21 – 28, and the National Center on Restorative Justice (NCORJ) marked […]
A Conversation About Justice: Exploring a VLS Faculty Member’s First Book
In her newly published book, The Uninnocent: Notes on Violence and Mercy, VLS Adjunct Professor Katharine Blake explores the aftermath of a crime that changed her family, and career, forever. The crime? Her 16-year old cousin’s seemingly random murder of a nine-year old boy while suffering from a “psychotic break.”
Working Towards Global Unity & Healing
July 19, 2018
In June, the Vermont Law School’s Center for Justice Reform held the 2018 International Restorative Justice Conference: Global Unity and Healing in Burlington, Vermont at the UVM Dudley H. Davis Conference Center. Over 350 people attended from Vermont, across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia.
Dr. Pointer publishes new Restorative Justice book
Dr. Lindsey Pointer, assistant director of the National Center on Restorative Justice and an assistant professor at VLS, recently published her second book focusing on restorative justice practices. Published […]
How Scarcity Affects People We Encounter In Our Current Or Future Work
March 6, 2020 Scarcity Training at Vermont Law School Growing up and living with scarcity impacts decision-making and judgment. On Friday, March 6, 2020, 50 people working in court diversion […]
Professor Robert Sand on the The Death of George Floyd and Minnesota Homicide Laws
The Death of George Floyd: The Laws and Limits of Minnesota’s Homicide Statutes
Q&A with Derek Miodownik MARJ’21
July 24, 2020 Q&A with Derek Miodownik MARJ’21, Community and Restorative Justice Executive for the Vermont Department of Corrections, and online student in the Masters of Restorative Justice Program at VLS. […]
