Hi Edgar,

Thanks for commenting. The examples given above aren't my personal story. They are from the sources cited.

I first became aware of restorative justice several years back by stumbling across an article where it was being used in Longmont, CO. It has become more accepted since then.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm glad that you had a positive experience with restorative justice. I believe that programs like this are the only way to truly heal...both for the offender and the victim. Like you, I want to see it used more. And, I feel that a part of that is just educating people about it's existence and that there is another way.