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.”
(Don’t) Let the Record Show
July 18, 2018
The Center for Justice Reform partnered with two forward-thinking Vermont prosecutors to help host two expungement days. Working in conjunction with prosecutors and Vermont Legal Aid, the Center and VLS student volunteers helped approximately citizens remove old marijuana convictions from their record.
Student Voice: Emma Hirst MARJ’21- Criminal Law Ballade
July 30, 2021 This poem was submitted by Emma Hirst MARJ’21 to a restorative justice art contest held by Amherst College in spring 2021. The rules of law and all […]
Alumni Spotlight: Delinda Passas MARJ’20
March 18, 2021 Delinda Passas MARJ’20 was among the first cohort of online Master of Arts in Restorative Justice (MARJ) students in 2018 and continues to stay an active part […]
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 […]
Student Voice: Integrating Restorative Justice into Judicial Training
February 18, 2021 By Kyla Schweber MARJ’21 Introduction Restorative justice differs from the traditional adversarial process, which tends to be a very cookie-cutter form of justice. In the current correctional […]