Author: lindseycpointer
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Talking Piece Podcast Interview
The Little Book of Restorative Teaching Tools comes out tomorrow! I was honored to be interviewed alongside the brilliant Kathleen McGoey on the Talking Piece podcast. We talk about the book and also design a new game for teaching restorative practices live! You can listen to our interview here: https://soundcloud.com/talkingpiece/episode-9-lindsey-pointer-kathleen-mcgoey
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Restorative Justice and #MeToo
The New York Times recently published an opinion piece titled #MeToo Doesn’t Always Have to Mean Prison. It is an excellent article that highlights the benefits of making a restorative justice response available to those who have experienced sexual harm. As the article notes, “#MeToo rightly emphasizes victims’ healing and accountability for the people who harmed them.…
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Book Launch: The Little Book of Restorative Teaching Tools
My first book, The Little Book of Restorative Teaching Tools, will be released on March 10, 2020. There are a few events coming up, both locally in Colorado and online, to celebrate the launch. If you are interested in learning more about the book, I would love to have you attend one of these events!…
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Talking Piece Podcast Interview: Restorative Practices Training
As a committed podcast fan, I was very excited to be part of the Talking Piece Podcast. Thank you Glenn Millar for a great conversation about Restorative Practices training!
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The Power of Restorative Justice Education
Learning about restorative justice changed my life. I remember vividly the first time I read The Little Book Restorative Justice when it was assigned in a Nonviolence class at Colorado College. I sat up in my dorm room bed underlining almost every line and drawing big stars in the margins. I was so excited to…
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Article on Sustained Restorative Dialogue Published in Contemporary Justice Review
I am very excited to have an article Amy Giles-Mitson and I wrote on the Sustained Restorative Dialogue process published in the Contemporary Justice Review. The Sustained Restorative Dialogue was an effort to apply restorative processes to addressing the broader culture that gives rise to sexual harm. Organizing and facilitating the dialogue was one of…
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What is Restorative Justice?
The exact definition of restorative justice has been a source of great debate and remains contentious within the restorative justice field. Broadly speaking, two general conceptions of restorative justice have been put forth: a process conception and a values conception.[1] The process conception sees restorative justice as, “a process that brings together all stakeholders affected…
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Coming Soon: The Little Book of Restorative Teaching Tools
I remember reading The Little Book of Restorative Justice for the first time. I fell instantly in love with the simple and powerful philosophy of restorative practices and could hardly sleep that night because I was so excited. I just kept thinking, “This is an idea that could change the world in so many beautiful…
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United Nations Course on Restorative Justice
My friend and colleague, Andrea Păroşanu, has recently finished a module on Restorative Justice for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. It is part of a larger series on criminal justice by the E4J initiative. It is a great resource for those looking to learn more about RJ or for materials to help…
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Teaching restorative practices through games: an experiential and relational restorative pedagogy
An article I wrote with Kathleen McGoey on using games to teach restorative practices has been published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Restorative Justice. Finding creative ways to teach restorative practices in a way that is in alignment with restorative values is a passion of mine, so it is a pleasure…
Lindsey Pointer, PhD 