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Restorative Practices works! Intention is key!

Phoebe Smith was chosen as a 2022 Restorative Justice Practitioner Spotlight discussing “What is Restorative Justice?”

Restorative Practices do not work if society, organizations, academic institutions, carceral institutions and people in power decide that they don’t want it to work.

After the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery in the summer of 2020 many people were looking for answers to address what some of us have always known, in this country, there are two alternate realities for its citizens. For many, the reintroduction of Restorative Practices was the answer, until now, two years later.

The multi-tiered systems model for Restorative Practices suggests a road map for integration and implementation in any community oriented setting. Integration is community wide and involves the participation of all members from leadership to those served. Implementation suggests there are roles individuals within the community choose to take on as a part of the integration process.

An upstander recognizes when someone is being targeted with hate, when something doesn’t feel right in a discussion due to microaggressions or stereotypes and takes some form of action to be inclusive, understanding and empathetic.