The Road to Juvenile Justice: The Intersection of Restorative Justice and Disproportionate Minority Contact

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There are many ways to provide effective services to youth while working to reduce Disproportionate Contact (DMC). In this OJJDP-sponsored Webinar, presenters highlight restorative justice practices implemented at various points of the "nine points of contact" as effective tools in reducing DMC. The Webinar also examines strategies - including Circles and Conferences - used in both rural and urban settings and explores how careful implementation of these strategies can help local DMC-reduction efforts.

This is the second Webinar in the "Using the Tools of Restorative Justice" series.

Learning Objectives:

~ Understand the intersection between Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) and restorative justice

~ Use restorative justice practices to address DMC in urban and rural jurisdictions

~ Identify the potential for restorative conferences and circles to create system change and reduce DMC