Peacemaking, Healing and Talking Circles
Resources focused on the application of Circle processes in restorative justice.
Research
Link to Center Research Reports
Articles and Handouts
The Impact of Restorative Justice Circles in South St. Paul, Minnesota, by Mark Umbreit, Robert Coates and Betty Vos (2001).
Crime Victim Report. Restorative Justice Circles: An Exploratory Study, by Mark Umbreit, Robert Coates and Betty Vos. Contemporary Justice Review. 6(3): 265-278
Peacemaking Circles, by Mark Umbreit (2008) PDF
Talking Circles, by Mark Umbreit (2003) PDF
The Circle Process: The Path for Restorative Dialogue, by Jean Greenwood (2005) PDF
Books
Peacemaking Circles, From Crime to Community, by Kay Pranis, Barry Stuart, and Mark Wedge (2003). St. Paul, MN: Living Justice Press. To Order
The Little Book of Circle Processes: A New/Old Approach to Peacemaking, by Kay Pranis (2005). Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 2005. To Order
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