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Restorative Justice & Underage
Drinking
Kris MinerSt. Croix Valley Restorative Justice
Populations:
St. Croix County 80,000
Pierce County 40,000
River Falls 13,600
Peace & Belonging
•Victims•Offenders•Community
“Reparative
Exercises”
“Restorative justice is a process to involve, to the extent possible, those
who have a stake in a specific offense and to collectively identify
and address harms, needs, and obligations, in order to heal and put
things as right as possible.”
The Restorative Justice Movement isgrounded in values thatpromote both accountabilityand healing for all affected bycrime.
-Mark Umbreit, U of M Center for and Restorative Justice Peacemaking
SCVRJP Programs
• Victim Impact Panels• Victim-Offender Conferencing• Victim Empathy Seminars• Underage Consumption Panels• Safe Teen Driving Circles• Trainings
Victim?
Offender?
Community?
Healing?
Accountability?
???
Developing U.C.P.’s
•What RJ Process?• Who will participate?
•Victim/Offender/Community
• What Evidence Based Program?•B.A.S.I.C.S./CHOICES
• Partners – Courts/LE/UWRF
Underage C. Panels
• Registration – Pre test• Circle Process• Speaker• Post test• Evaluation• Individual
Circle Elements
•Open & Close
•Values
•Talking Piece
B.R.A.D.Be Responsible About Drinking
CHOICES
• Change Companies Resource• Harm Reduction Model• Alcohol’s Impact on the Body• High BAC Risks• Biphasic Drinking• Strategies to reduce risk/harm• Public Commitment
Participant Comments
“I went in thinking this was going to be some joke I had to do it because it was mandatory but actually it affects you
more than you might think”
“Educational, almost an essential program for all college students”
Participant Comments
“Something I was forced to go to but ended up coming
out of it with a different mindset on drinking”
“Insightful and eye-opening very well recommended”
Survey Comments ’08
• 92% say they will change some aspect of behavior (65% definitely & 27% maybe)
• 94% say the program will help reduce the RISK associated with alcohol use. (68 % definitely, 26% maybe)
Effective ?
• The first 56 (Sept ’06 to Jan ’07) • 18 months• From 4 different courts• Two courts had 0 re-offend
• 51 did NOT re-offend 91% • 1 re-offense within 6 months
Community Involvement
• Town Hall Meetings on Underage Drinking
• Cable Access Program• Ridin’ Dirty Radio Interview• Open to the Public Victim Impact
Panels• Sharing Evaluations & Success Stories
Be Available
for anything!
Future Trainings:
August River Falls (Circles)
September Green Bay (RJ/Schools)
March Green Bay (Circles)
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