The National Center on Restorative Justice’s Restorative Justice Laws Database was created as a resource for restorative justice advocates, practitioners, and researchers as well as policy-makers across the United States. Our aim is to organize and display in an easily navigated format the ways in which states have codified the use of restorative justice approaches.
Thank you to Shannon Sliva (University of Denver) and Thalia González (UC Law San Francisco) for their advisement and expertise throughout the process of creating this database. Thank you to Karen Sheu and Anna VanRoy for their data collection work.
This Restorative Justice Laws Database builds on an earlier legislative directory created in 2014 by Shannon Sliva in partnership with Carolyn Lambert (Georgia State University College of Law) and hosted by the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work from 2019 to 2024.
The laws included in this database were identified by conducting a search in Westlaw and LexisNexis using the terms visible under “Form of Practice” in the database search options below. Only laws that feature one or more of these terms are included in the database. Use of the terms in the text of the law does not necessarily mean that restorative justice practice is occurring in the given jurisdiction.
The NCORJ is committed to continuing to update this database. If you see something that is missing or a correction is required, please be in touch. For more information about the development of the database, to get assistance navigating it, or to request a copy of the raw data for research purposes, please contact Lindsey Pointer (lpointer@vermontlaw.edu).
(3) Tier three must be implemented if the truancy interventions under tier two are unsuccessful. Tier three may consist of one (1) or more of the following: (A) School-based community services; (B) Participation in a school-based restorative justice program; (C)…
5) Non-Custodial Community Corrections-Non-custodial community corrections options do not involve housing of the offender in a jail, workhouse or community facility. Examples include, but are not limited to: community service supervision; victim restitution supervision and victim/offender mediation; alcohol/drug outpatient treatment;…
(1) If the child is found to be delinquent, the court shall determine if any monetary damages actually resulted from the child’s delinquent conduct. Upon a determination that monetary damages resulted from such conduct, the court shall order the child…
(a) Community corrections funds can be used to develop or expand the range of community punishments and services at the local level. Community-based program options may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Noncustodial community corrections options that…
(1) The types of programs which may be funded include, but are not limited to, the following, or any combination thereof: (a) Residential 1. group homes; 2. residential treatment centers; or 3. foster homes. (b) Non-residential 1. intensive family counseling;…
Any person who voluntarily enters a dispute resolution process at a center established under this chapter may revoke the person’s consent, withdraw from dispute resolution and seek judicial or administrative redress prior to reaching a written resolution agreement. No legal…
(a) The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) The resolution of felony, misdemeanor and juvenile delinquent disputes can be costly and complex in a judicial setting where the parties involved are necessarily in an adversarial posture and subject to…
(a) A victim-offender mediation center may be created and operated by a corporation organized to resolve disputes. The corporation shall not be organized for profit and no part of the net earnings may inure to the benefit of any private…
(3) To implement and administer programming for restorative justice, jail diversion, drug rehabilitation and education workforce development for jobs related to cannabis cultivation, transportation, distribution and sales.
Pursuant to subdivision(b), financial obligations may be imposed as a plan of rehabilitation consistent with the goals of balanced and restorative justice: 1) the protection of the community; 2) the imposition of accountability for offenses committed; and 3) the development…