On April 14th at 3 p.m. in Plaster Student Union room 315 the CDR will present at Missouri State’s Criminology and Criminal Justice Conference. The session, titled “Restorative Justice for Youth: Hope for the Future” will focus on the programs offered by the CDR that serve at risk youth and juvenile offenders in our community.
The CDR supports several community programs that offer a restorative justice focus for youth. These include both a Victim Offender Mediation program and a Victim Impact Program for youthful offenders referred by the Greene County Juvenile Office. Additionally, the CDR provides both Circles for Girls and Guys’ Gathering Circles for youth in area middle and high schools. These educational exploratory groups are designed to help increase kids’ protective factors and help them learn communication and decision-making skills. Each of these programs rely on community volunteers, many of who are students in either the graduate or undergraduate certificate programs in conflict and dispute resolution at Missouri State University.
For more information on any of these programs, please visit the CDR website or contact the CDR.