Welcome to my website
 
The purpose of this website is to provide a forum for me to share with others the work I am doing. Currently I am primarily working in the field of restorative justice and particularly restorative practices in schools. My research and professional development interests focus on how schools can use restorative practices to respond to wrongdoing and conflict in conjunction with a culturally appropriate pedagogy of relations in classrooms under the umbrella of a Culture of Care to create safe schools. In this environment students experience freedom from harm and the threat of harm and freedom to be who and what they are.
 
 
 
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Restorative justice is a new framework for responding to wrongdoing and conflict that is rapidly gaining acceptance and support by educational, legal, social work, and counseling professionals and community groups Restorative justice involves looking beyond retribution to find deeper solutions that heal broken relationships. This website explain the theory and practice of this concept; it also can direct you to information on peacemaking and victim-offender mediation. Learners will investigate the need for restorative justice and how it differs from the current criminal justice practices. The restorative justice process and the most common ways restorative justice is currently practiced will be described, including restorative practices in schools, a culturally appropriate pedagogy of relationships, the theory of a culture of care in schools, and peace education. The essential principles for restorative justice, features important to program strength and effectiveness, and considerations for making key program decisions will be explored.
 
Restorative Justice
Hosted by Dr Tom Cavanagh
After spending almost five years in New Zealand conducting research focused on the theory and practice of a Culture of Care in Schools, I now want to bring back to America what I learned in New Zealand. While there I developed the theory and put into practice the Culture of Care in Schools. I want to replicate that work in America particularly for our Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and African/American students.
 
 
 
I recently started a blog about restorative justice, Culture of Care in Schools, and restorative
practices in schools and other organizations at
 http://restorativepracticesinschools.blogspot.com.