A chance encounter brought Jean together with the family of the man who robbed her. Could victim and family find a way to move forward?
By Alyson R. Quinn
July 10, 2019
Angel Tree | Victims
At Prison Fellowship, we advocate for justice that restores, including justice that restores victims hurt by crime.
By Prison Fellowship
April 12, 2018
Justice that restores | National Crime Victim's Rights Week | NCVRW 2018 | Office for Victims of Crime | Office of Justice Programs | Outrageous Justice | Survivors | Victims
“As a country we are really good at punishment.” So says Danielle Sared, director of the Common Justice program at the Vera Institute of Justice. “It’s passive, it doesn’t require people to act or think. It certainly doesn’t require them to change.
By Steve Rempe
September 13, 2016
Common Justice | Proportionate Sentencing | Restorative Justice | Vera Institute | Victims | Video
A new criminal justice reform organization recently surveyed 800 people who have been the victims of violent or property crime in the last 10 years, asking them their opinions on issues surrounding incarceration and alternative sentencing. The answers received reveal quite a bit about the depth of support for justice reform.
By Steve Rempe
August 10, 2016
Pew Charitable Trust | Sentencing Reform | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act | Victims | Washington PostApril 19-25 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), and Justice Fellowship, the public policy arm of Prison Fellowship, is examining the six values in its restorative justice framework that pertain to victims of crime.
Today, we highlight the restorative justice value of participation.
By Elisabeth Boehm
April 20, 2015
participation | Restorative Justice | VictimsEvery person who breaks the law is different. Every person who is convicted of a crime is different. Every crime and the situation surrounding it is different. And every person who is harmed by a criminal act is also different.
We understand that all of these variables make it impossible to accurately quantify the harm crime causes.
By Elisabeth Boehm
April 16, 2015
Empowerment | Justice Felllowship | National Crime Victim's Rights Week | Victims