Local Resources
Center for Community Cohesion
Community justice programs in the schools and neighborhoods of Southeastern San Diego and beyond.
Phone: (619) 238-2400 x281
Email: kshade@ncrconline.com
San Diego City Attorney’s Office Neighborhood Justice and Collaborative Courts Unit (NJU) & Community Justice Initiative (CJI)
The goal of CJI and Collaborative Courts is to forge partnerships with the police, the community, and non-profits to create a more responsive and community-oriented criminal justice system.
Link: https://www.sandiego.gov/cityattorney/divisions/communityjustice/npu
Phone: (619) 533-5500
Email: cityattorney@sandiego.gov
San Diego County District Attorney’s Office Victim Services
Victim Services offers comprehensive services to victims and witnesses of all types of crimes. Assistance is provided from the moment the crime occurs for as long as assistance is needed.
Link: http://www.sdcda.org/helping/victims/victim-services.html
Phone: 619-531-4041
Statewide Support & Programs
Center for Restorative Justice Works
A grassroots effort to mend and support families separated by incarceration. CRJW is the umbrella for three direct service programs: Get on the Bus, Chowchilla Family Express and Cross Over.
Link: http://www.crjw.us
Phone: 818.980.7714
Email: info@crjw.us
Friends Outside
Programs include assistance with reentry and family reunification; parenting education, fatherhood programs, alternatives to violence and anger management for incarcerated people.
Link: http://www.friendsoutside.org/
Phone: (209) 955-0701
Email: info@friendsoutside.org
Get on the Bus
A program to provide assistance and transportation for children of prisoners in California so they can visit their parents.
Link: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Visitors/Get_On_The_Bus.html
Phone: (818) 980-7714
Email: Info@getonthebus.us
Insight Prison Project
Victim Offender Education Groups for inmates in CA prisons.
Link: http://www.insightprisonproject.org
Phone: 415-459-9800
Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation
MVFR is a community led by family members of murder victims and the executed that advocates for the repeal of the death penalty.
Link: http://www.mvfr.org/
Phone: (877) 896-4702
Email: info@mvfr.org
Office of Victim & Survivor Rights & Services
CA Department of Corrections.
Link: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Victim_Services/
Phone: 1-877-256-6877
Email: victimservices@cdcr.ca.gov
RestoreJustice
Healing and support for those affected by the criminal justice system through the CA Catholic Conference.
Link: http://www.cacatholic.org/restorejustice/
Phone: 916-313-4000
Email: info@restorejustice.com
Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP)
Fresno Pacific University offers VORP services.
Phone: 559-453-3472
Email: cjc.intake@fresno.edu
National & International Resources
Crime Victims’ Guidebook
By Rose Preston. A wealth of practical information for victims' families and survivors of violent crime. Recommended by Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking. Download the book for free.
Impact Justice
Innovation and Research in Justice Issues.
Link: http://www.impactjustice.org/
Phone: (510) 899-5010
Email: info@impactjustice.org
National Council on Crime & Delinquency
Applying research to policy and practice in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and child welfare.
Link: http://www.nccdglobal.org/what-we-do
Phone: (800) 306-6223
Email: info@nccdglobal.org
Prison Fellowships Centre for Justice and Reconciliation
This website provides information, resources, research, and articles on Restorative Justice initiatives worldwide, including school-based practices.
Link: http://www.Restorativejustice.org
Phone: 703-481-0000
Email: RestorativeJustice@pfi.org
Restorative Practices in Schools
Discipline That Restores
Step-by-step classroom discipline process based on restorative justice principles.
Link: http://www.disciplinethatrestores.org
Phone: 559-453-2042
Email: DTR.Director@fresno.edu
Edutopia Restorative Justice Resources
Free online resources for curriculum based on restorative principles.
Link: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/restorative-justice-resources-matt-davis
International Institute for Restorative Practices
IIRP is a graduate school and resource center for restorative work in schools and communities.
Link: http://www.iirp.edu
Phone: (610) 807-9221
Email: getstarted@iirp.edu
San Diego Unified School District Restorative Practices
Restorative Practices that are taking place in the San Diego Unified School District.
Link: https://www.sandiegounified.org/restorative-practices
Phone: 619-725-5595
Email: youthadvocacy@sandi.net
University of San Diego (USD) Restorative Justice
Restorative services for students of USD.
Link: https://www.sandiego.edu/conduct/restorative-justice/
Phone: (619) 260-4590
Email: studentconduct@sandiego.edu
Peacemaking Resources
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University
The Center for Justice & Peacebuilding (CJP) is comprised of the Graduate Program in Conflict Transformation, and the Practice and Training Institute which houses the Summer Peacebuilding Institute, Seminars for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), and other intensive training, program, and partnership opportunities.
Link: http://www.emu.edu/cjp/
Phone: 540-432-4490
Email: cjp@emu.edu
Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking at University of Minnesota
Established in 1994, the center is the first academic-based site on restorative justice founded by practitioner, trainer and researcher, Dr. Mark Umbreit.
Link: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/ssw/rjp/
Phone: 612-624-4923
Email: rjp@umn.edu
Peace Resource Center of San Diego
The Peace Resource Center of San Diego offers peace, environmental, and social justice solutions.
Link: http://www.prcsd.org/
Phone: 619-263-9301
Email: info@prcsd.org