Violence Prevention
Transforming the way our community members resolve conflicts, take accountability for their actions, and find new ways to live together in their community.
2024
Impacts
83%
of violence prevention cases are resolved
550
Cases
1,650
Community members served
Repair Harm
Inclusive processes that foster personal responsibility, mutual respect, and healthy relationships.
Youth and adults are guided in trauma informed processes to heal the past and strengthen the future.
Youth and adults are trained in non-violent strategies to help them resolve conflicts on their own.
Community members reach creative solutions to resolve issues early which reduces the burden on police and other services.
Resolve Center for Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice
Community Resolution Centers provide a multi-faceted approach to Youth Violence Prevention where they provide on-site staff training to foster school centered Restorative Justice programs and help implement trauma informed practices, encourage accountability, repair harm and restore relationships after wrongdoings occur. These activities build a safer school culture through prevention, intervention and restoration.
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Source: East County Resolutions
Community Resolution Centers de-escalate community conflict through inclusive and accessible processes that help people clarify a path forward, set durable agreements and learn how to engage future conflict more effectively.
Community members learn skills to be dependable housing providers, responsible renters, good neighbors, and active bystanders that lead to healthy civic engagements.
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Case Study:
Restorative Justice
Returning to the Scene
A neighborhood store was the site of an attempted shoplifting. When the store owner confronted the two young people, they panicked and one of them struck the owner before leaving the store. To be accountable for their actions, the youth agreed to participate in a restorative justice conference, as did the store owner. After a heartfelt and honest facilitated dialogue that included an apology by the offender that the store owner accepted, a written agreement was signed that required the youth to volunteer at that same store for a certain number of hours. Within a few weeks of the conference, the youth had completed the service to the store owner’s satisfaction. Accountability was created for the youth, and the tear in teh social fabric was repaired between the youth and the store owner.