Restorative Practices Build Social Capital Through Participatory Decision-Making
Channel: IIRP Graduate School
Date: 2016-05-19

IIRP Director of Continuing Education Keith Hickman participated in a panel, Restorative Justice Now, at the Citizen University National Conference: WHO IS US? Race, Citizenship, and America Now, March 18-19, 2016. The discussion revolves around reducing suspensions and discipline disparities for students of color in schools. Keith widens the context by pointing out how restorative practices build social capital through participatory learning and decision-making for staff and students. These practices hold the potential to transcend school and isolated programs to affect the wider community. Watch the entire panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j1NKsVrGHA