| Welcome to Resolution Works.
This site is intended to offer information about restorative justice as well as our specific programs and services. We serve victims of crimes, offenders, disputants, and justice professionals.
If you have any questions that this site cannot answer, please contact us.
Mission Statement
- Resolution Works believes crime is primarily a violation of people and trust within a community, not just a violation of the law.
- Resolution Works recognizes that wrongdoing and conflict can provide an opportunity to accept accountability and repair harm.
- Resolution Works provides an invitation and process for achieving justice by reconciling and restoring community relationships.
Brief Description of Our Programs and Services Circle of Support and Accountability
Restorative justice circles provide support and accountability for offenders that need help in dealing with re-entry into society from crimes, alcohol or substance abuse or lack of living skills. Using the wisdom and modeling of community members, the offender can receive a helping hand.
Victim/Offender Mediation
V/O mediation is a powerful process that allows a safe environment for victims to face the offender that has caused them harm. Victims get to see that the offender takes responsibility for their crime, to ask the questions that only the offender can answer and to negotiate a contract to repair the harm of the dispute or crime.
Community Group Conference
CGC is a chance for the voice of the community to be heard as well as the voice of the victim. Community representatives are trained to provide the community view of the crime, the disruption and harm caused, and the appropriateness of an offender's remorse and his or her offer to repair the damage. CGC's allow the offender to return as needed to complete their work and make repairs and amends.
Letters of Responsibility and Apology
These letters are a tool for assessing the responsibility that an offender takes for their crime. To succeed at writing a heartfelt apology requires the development of real empathy in the offender. Empathy is the best predictor of staying "straight." These letters are valuable to probation officers in assessing the viability of an offender's re-entry into society.
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