Restorative justice puts a human face on the handling of crime and violence. Rather than being purely punitive in approach, restorative justice involves the entire community.

         Carol Palmer

From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death...  I feel obligated simply to concede that the death penalty experiment has failed.

         Former Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun  

Crime is a violation of people and relationships.  It creates obligations to make things right.  Justice involves the victim, the offender, and the community in a search for solutions which promote repair, reconciliation, and reassurance.

         Howard Zehr