Restorative Justice

In Alaska,​ the mission of the Division of Juvenile Justice is to hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior, promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities, and assist offenders and their families in developing skills to prevent crime.

The Division uses a variety of graduated responses with the expectation that juveniles must personally take part in restoring and repairing the harm caused to victims and communities as a result of their behavior. A balanced and restorative justice approach to services and programming ensures that juvenile offenders take personal responsibility for repairing the harm caused to victims and communities by their delinquent behavior.

The Division also works to prevent crime by supporting competency and skill development for juveniles so that they will have alternatives to law-breaking behavior.

• Introduction to Restorative Justice
  Presentation by the Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice
• Restorative Justice – The Concept,
  Paper by Howard Zehr

More information

• Guide for Implementing the Balanced and Restorative Justice Model, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) 1998
• Restorative Justice
• Fundamental Concepts of Restorative Justice
• Restorative Justice: a Model Program, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• The Shape of Things to Come, Article by Daniel Van Ness
• National Institute of Corrections, Restorative Justice library