Restorative Services

MRSC views restorative services as any practice or process that brings people together in a respectful dialogue to make consensus-based decisions on how to address harm or conflict. Settings in which restorative services are provided and some of the restorative services offered in these settings include:

Criminal Justice
Circles (Healing, Support, Sentencing)
Conferencing
Panels
Reparative Boards
Victim Offender Mediation/Dialogue
Problem Solving Courts

Education
Circles (Prevention, Intervention)
Conferencing
Mediation
Peer Planning
Classroom Management

Human Services
Family Group Decision Making/ Family Group Conferencing
Wraparound
Family Case Planning
Settlement Conferencing
Family Unity Meetings

Community
Circles
Conferencing
Panels/Boards
Dialogues
Mediation/Alt. Dispute Resolution

Workplace
Circles
Conferencing
Mediation/Alt. Dispute Resolution
Conflict Resolution
Climate/Management