Student Voice: Emma Hirst MARJ’21- Criminal Law Ballade
July 30, 2021 This poem was submitted by Emma Hirst MARJ’21 to a restorative justice art contest held by Amherst College in spring 2021. The rules of law and all […]
Alumni Spotlight: Delinda Passas MARJ’20
March 18, 2021 Delinda Passas MARJ’20 was among the first cohort of online Master of Arts in Restorative Justice (MARJ) students in 2018 and continues to stay an active part […]
(Don’t) Let the Record Show
July 18, 2018
The Center for Justice Reform partnered with two forward-thinking Vermont prosecutors to help host two expungement days. Working in conjunction with prosecutors and Vermont Legal Aid, the Center and VLS student volunteers helped approximately citizens remove old marijuana convictions from their record.
Student Voice: Integrating Restorative Justice into Judicial Training
February 18, 2021 By Kyla Schweber MARJ’21 Introduction Restorative justice differs from the traditional adversarial process, which tends to be a very cookie-cutter form of justice. In the current correctional […]
Restorative Re-Write: Humpty Dumpty
February 18, 2021 By Robert Sand Founding Director, Center for Justice Reform The New Year invites a time for family and reflection, sometimes even reflections on our own childhood. Thinking […]
A Conversation with Emily Severson MARJ’19
January 14, 2021 While a growing number of Master of Arts in Restorative Justice (MARJ) students are now official graduates and have gone on to new jobs, experiences, and even […]
Restorative Justice Students Oppose “Divisive and Harmful” Executive Order 13950
January 8, 2021 Karla Barron MARJ’21 Vermont Law School students Karla Barron MARJ’21 and Caleb Sabatka MARJ’21 recently combined forces to submit public comments to the Department of Labor opposing […]
Student Voice: Concerning Hope
November 16, 2020 By Karla Barron MARJ’21 Everyone is feeling something. The uplifted weight of the false and negative rhetoric that now lies in defeat. It is a sigh of […]
Q&A with Derek Miodownik MARJ’21
July 24, 2020 Q&A with Derek Miodownik MARJ’21, Community and Restorative Justice Executive for the Vermont Department of Corrections, and online student in the Masters of Restorative Justice Program at VLS. […]
Professor Robert Sand on the The Death of George Floyd and Minnesota Homicide Laws
The Death of George Floyd: The Laws and Limits of Minnesota’s Homicide Statutes