Just Schools: A Whole School Approach to Restorative Justice

by Belinda Hopkins, Guy Masters (Foreword)

Restorative justice is a dynamic and innovative way of dealing with conflict in schools, promoting understanding and healing over assigning blame or dispensing punishment. It can create an ethic of care and justice that makes schools safer and happier, not only through reducing conflict, but also in terms of developing active citizenship skills, good self-esteem, open communication and team work in students. From a teaching background herself, Belinda Hopkins is at the forefront of the development of restorative justice in the UK, and in this practical handbook she presents a whole school approach to repairing harm using a variety of means including peer mediation, healing circles and conference circles. She provides clear, practical guidance for group sessions and examines issues and ideas relating to practical skill development for facilitators. Clearly structured and with photocopiable sheets, this book is an excellent resource for teachers, school counsellors and youth workers seeking a more positive and effective way to deal with conflict in educational settings.

Genres: Education

208 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2003

Reviews

[Michelle (driftingsong) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those books where it's like YES it's very dry, but also, it is an instructional guide to a whole school approach to restorative justice (as the title indicates) and it does it's job fairly well, including indicating how to get buy in. In that regard I guess I cannot say that I enjoyed this book, but it did what it set out to do, which, for a book like this, is enough.

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zeer goed boek over herstelgericht werken: duidelijke schets van wat er allemaal valt onder die noemer, hoe je dit kan implementeren in een school... Als eerste kennismaking met het herstelgericht werken is het een aanrader. Ik heb deze dame ook al horen spreken: live komt ze nog overtuigender uit de hoek!

[Drick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Based on the experience with RP in England, this book provides a comprehensive approach to institutiing RP in an deducaitonal setting