Restorative Justice Initiative is a New York City, multi-sector network of practitioners, advocates and community members seeking to increase support for, and access to, restorative justice approaches for all New Yorkers. Restorative justice is a relational philosophy and practice for addressing conflict and/or harm. This approach invites everyone impacted by conflict and/or harm to develop a shared understanding of both its root causes and effects. Restorative practices address the needs of those who have been harmed, while encouraging those who have caused harm to take responsibility.
Restorative Justice Initiative envisions a city in which justice is seen as effective when it centers healing, builds stronger communities and promotes individual and institutional accountability, and when everyone has access to prevention and healing from interpersonal and systemic harm. By supporting collaboration and transparency among programs and practitioners, RJI is building a movement rooted in shared power that will reduce violence and create a more safe, just, and equitable city.
