Here is where you can keep track of your overall progress on the steps of the toolkit. Whenever you check something off in a step, it will show up here.
Here is where you can keep track of your overall progress on the steps of the toolkit. Whenever you check something off in a step, it will show up here.
LEARN about youth criminalization through reading this section and accessing other resources
WATCH the documentary 13th
WATCH the short video Jim Crow Juvenile Justice
WATCH the short video Youth Lead the Way: A Call for Community Over Incarceration
LEARN about how the criminal legal system impacts people harmed through reading this section and accessing other resources
WATCH the short video Survivors Speak 2023
LEARN about restorative justice through reading this section and accessing other resources
WATCH the webinar What is Restorative Justice? by the Restorative Justice Project
WATCH Restorative Justice in Oakland Schools: Tier 1. Community Building Circle and the other films listed above
LEARN about restorative justice diversion through reading this section and browsing other resources
WATCH the Introduction to Restorative Justice webinar by the Restorative Justice Project
REVIEW Case & Program Eligibility Recommendations resource
REVIEW RCC Stages resource
READ the report: Restorative Community Conferencing: A study of Community Works West’s restorative justice youth diversion program in Alameda County
READ the policy brief: The Impacts of the Make-It-Right Program on Recidivism
SEEK other sources about restorative justice, diversion using restorative justice, and diversion in general
RESEARCH local, online, and out-of-the-area trainings
REGISTER for and RECEIVE trainings in restorative justice and circle processes
REGISTER for and RECEIVE training in implicit bias
HOLD CIRCLES in your organization and community
FILL OUT Program Fit Questionnaire to determine your next steps in the toolkit
REFLECT on how your community aligns with the criteria in the Big Picture Site Assessment
FILL OUT Community Partner & Ally Landscape Worksheet for creating directory of community organizations and organizers to include in RJD program creation
FILL OUT System Partner & County Leadership Landscape Worksheet on roles and needs from system partners by adding in the names of your local juvenile legal system staff members
FILL OUT System Partner Profiles for system partners who will play crucial roles in starting and supporting an RJD program
CREATE a Power Map for your jurisdiction
HOLD Listening Sessions or House Meetings in your community
FILL OUT the charts on Local Youth Justice Data
FILL OUT the worksheet on Local Youth Justice Landscape - Programs, Policies, and Boards
SET a fundraising goal
CREATE a budget
IDENTIFY your fundraising methods
WRITE fundraising pitches
DEVELOP a list of potential funders
RESEARCH local community funders
READ FJP’s 21 Principles For The 21st Century Prosecutor report
ESTABLISH CONTACT with someone in the criminal and/or legal system
PRESENT RJD 101 powerpoint to potential system partners
ESTABLISH CLARITY and UNDERSTANDING of roles and expectations between all potential system partners and CBO
RECEIVE informal buy in from DAO
RECEIVE and ANALYZE county data
DEVELOP eligibility criteria with DAO using RJD Case Eligibility Setting worksheet
CREATE referral process with DAO
REVIEW the MOU and the standing order with a youth justice lawyer
INTRODUCE the MOU and the standing order to relevant system partners
SIGN the MOU and the standing order
FINALIZE any edits to both MOU and standing order so they are both ready to be signed at any point
IDENTIFY or CONFIRM funding streams for your RJD program
HIRE necessary personnel for your RJD program