Note: Many of these resources are books that come at some form of a cost. A number of these books are accessible via U-M’s library system. Some of the sources have links to pdfs as well that are free.
Foundations and Philosophy of Restorative Justice
Zehr, Howard. The Little Book of Restorative Justice (Good Books, 2015)
Davis, Fania. The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice (Good Books, 2019)
Sered, Danielle. Until We Reckon (The New Press, 2019)
Toor, Shana. The Restorative Justice Project.
Gibson, Lydialyle. Restoring Justice.
Valandra, Edward C., and Waŋbli Wapȟáha Hokšíla, eds. Colorizing Restorative Justice: Voicing Our Realities.
Winn, Maisha T. Justice on Both Sides: Transforming Education Through Restorative Justice.
Center for Justice Innovation. Restorative Justice is Racial Justice. (Podcast)
Restorative Justice for Colleges and Universities
Karp, David. The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Colleges and Universities (Good Books, 2019)
Schrage, Jennifer & Giacomini, Nancy. Reframing Campus Conflict 2nd Ed. (Routledge, 2020)
Restorative Justice for Sexual Harm
Wessel, Erik & Williamsen Karren. Applying Restorative Justice to Campus Sexual Misconduct (Routledge 2023)
Kaplan, Margo. Restorative Justice and Campus Sexual Misconduct (Temple Law Review, 2017)
Sardina, Alexa & Ackerman, Alissa. Restorative Justice and Cases of Sexual Harm (CUNY Law Review, 2022)
Herman, Judith L. Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice.
Trauma-Informed and Identity-Conscious Facilitation
SAMHSA. Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach (2023)
Ginwright, Sean. The Future of Healing (2018)
Van der Kolk, Bessel. The Body Keeps the Score (2014)
Talusan, Liza. The Identity-Conscious Educator (2022)
Equitable Teaching, U-M. Personal Identity Wheel (n.d.)
Boulder County District Attorney’s Center for Prevention and Restorative Justice. Trauma-Informed Restorative Practices.
Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office. Practicing Cultural Humility.
Additional Restorative Justice Books
The Little Book of Circle Processes: A New/Old Approach to Peacemaking by Kay Pranis ($7)
Race and Restorative Justice by Fania Davis ($7)
Colorizing RJ edited by Edward Charles Valandra ($30)
The Little Book of Restorative Justice by Howard Zehr ($5)
Little Book of Restorative Justice for Colleges and Universities: Repairing Harm And Rebuilding Trust In Response To Student Misconduct by David Karp ($5)
Articles
Restorative Justice in Everyday Life: Beyond the Formal Ritual (4 page article),
Ted Wachtel, President and Founder of International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) https://www.iirp.edu/images/pdf/RJInEverydayLife.pdf
Defining Restorative, Ted Wachtel, President and Founder of International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) (9 page article) https://www.iirp.edu/images/pdf/Defining-Restorative_Nov-2016.pdf
Restorative Practices: Explained, International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) (1 page article) http://www.iirp.edu/what-is-restorative-practices.php
Scripts
Restorative Justice Conference Script by Norfolk Schools (8 page script) https://csapps.norfolk.gov.uk/csshared/ecourier2/fileoutput.asp?id=11877
Restorative Conference Facilitator Script by IIRP (1 page script) https://www.iirp.edu/news/restorative-conference-facilitator-script
Videos
“The neuroscience of restorative justice” TED Talk by Daniel Reisel https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_reisel_the_neuroscience_of_restorative_justice?language=en
Restorative Justice Circle at YWCA Madison with middle and high school students https://youtu.be/fS-qrEcAqX8?si=8T5a8NOWZSoDCcX6
Additional Resources
Dear Colleague Letter on the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline, by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education (Jan 8, 2014) http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201401-title-vi.pdf
“Successful programs may incorporate a wide range of strategies to reduce misbehavior and maintain a safe learning environment, including conflict resolution, restorative practices, counseling, and structured systems of positive interventions.” Recommendations specifically mention restorative practices multiple times.
A clearing house of information including bibliographies, tutorials, and expert articles https://restorativejustice.org/
University of San Diego Center for Restorative Justice: Bibliography of Campus Restorative Justice https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nbvdyG3wq2mWdjClilnKatfsY02simngut62zDycXgo/edit?usp=sharing