“Restorative justice draws upon principles of community-building, reconciliation, and peacemaking. Through the practical implementation of restorative practices, key stakeholders are drawn together to resolve a conflict collectively and address the future impact of the conflict.” Dr. Artika Tyner
RJ Books and Resources
| Title | Author(s) |
| Little Book of Circle processes | Kay Pranis |
| Little Book of Restorative Justice | Howard Zehr |
| Restorative Justice Pocketbook | Margaret Thorsborne and David Vinegrad |
| Heart of Hope: A Guide for Using Peacemaking Circles to Develop Emotional Literacy, Promote Healing and Build Healthy Relationships | Carolyn Boyes-Watson & Kay Pranis |
| The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice: Black Lives, Healing, and US Social Transformation | Fania Davis |
| The Little Book of Conflict Transformation: Clear Articulation of the Guiding principles by a pioneer in the field | John Paul Lederach |
| Nonviolent Communication: A Language for Life | Marshall Rosenberg |
| We Keep Us Safe: Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities | Zach Norris |
| Little Book of Family Group Conferences: New Zealand Style | Allan MacRae and Howard Zehr |
| Little Book of Racial Healing: Coming to the Table for Truth-telling, Liberation and Transformation | Thomas N. DeWolf and Jodie Geddes |
| Little Book of Restorative Justice for Colleges and Universities | David R. Karp |
| Little Book of Transformative Community Conferencing | David A. Hooker |
| Peacemaking Circles: From Conflict to Community | Kay Pranis, Barry Stuart, and Mark Wedge |
| Indigenous Healing | Rupert Ross |
| Security with Care: Restorative Justice and Healthy Societies | Elizabeth M. Elliott |
| Circle Forward: Building a Restorative School Community | Carolyn Boyes-Watson & Kay Pranis |
| Colorizing Restorative Justice: Voicing our Realities | edited by Edward C. Valandra |
The term Restorative Practices is an umbrella term to refer to all the various applications of the indigenous-inspired ways of addressing social issues. Some of the restorative practices are: community group conferencing, family group conferencing, community accountability boards, victim offender dialogue, reparative boards, restorative mediation, peacemaking circles, restorative circles, circles of accountability and support, etc.
