After a court referral, the Responsible Party contacts the RJ Diversion Coordinator within two weeks to schedule a time to meet with a Full Circle Restorative Justice facilitator for a pre-conference. The pre-conference provides an opportunity to learn more about the restorative justice process and consider if it is a good fit. During the preconference, we discuss the events that led up to the Responsible Party’s legal involvement, the impact it has had on family, community, and themselves, and begin coming up with action-items to repair the harm.
The Harmed Party is contacted and will have the opportunity to talk with a Restorative Justice Facilitator, submit an impact statement, share about impacts and express their needs for repairing the harm caused.
After the involved parties have been contacted and completed the pre-conferencing process, the Full Circle Restorative Justice Diversion Coordinator will schedule everyone for the conference. During this final conference, the Responsible Party will share about the event and hear how the incident has impacted the Harmed Party, family members, and the community. Participants will then determine what agreement items are needed to repair the harm and restore relationships. Agreement items are specific, measurable, achievable, reasonable, time-bound and equitable. Once successfully completed the criminal legal system will no longer be involved and there will be no criminal record for the Responsible Party.