Restorative Justice & Restorative Practices

Restorative justice is an approach that centers relationships, harm, accountability, needs, and opportunities for repair. It encourages people to understand what happened, who was affected, what is needed, and what meaningful steps may help address the situation.

Restorative justice is frequently associated with responding to harm and supporting accountability and repair. Restorative practices is a broader term that also includes proactive approaches, such as relationship circles, community agreements, and intentional dialogue, that strengthen connection before conflict occurs.

Restorative circles are structured processes that create opportunities for participants to communicate, reflect, listen, and engage around a shared purpose. Some circles focus on relationship building, while others address conflict, impact, accountability, and repair. Appropriate design and preparation depend on the purpose, participants, and circumstances.

Relationship circles are proactive restorative practices designed to strengthen trust, communication, participation, and connection. CueRestora® CircleCraft™ training includes Community Agreement Circles, Values Exploration Circles, Team Building Circles, and Discussion Circles.

Relationship circles focus on strengthening connections and community before conflict occurs. Conflict circles respond to particular situations involving conflict or harm. They generally require more individualized assessment, participant preparation, readiness considerations, and thoughtful facilitation to support an appropriate restorative process.

CueRestora® offers restorative justice learning through live-online training and self-paced courses. Training opportunities include restorative conversations, relationship circles, conflict circles, and related restorative practices. Visit the Restorative Justice Trainings page for current offerings and registration information.

Certificate options depend on the specific training. Some courses offer documentation of participation or completion, while more advanced assessment pathways may require testing, applied assignments, practice, and additional demonstrated competencies. The requirements are described on the relevant course or training page.

CueRestora® supports restorative justice professional learning for schools, workplaces, universities, public agencies, nonprofits, and community organizations. Training topics and delivery formats can be discussed based on the organization's goals, audience, and desired applications.

Yes. CueRestora® offers a free 90-minute live online restorative justice training preview for individuals and organizational decision-makers interested in exploring our training approach.

The experience includes approximately 60 minutes of selected training content and activities, followed by a 30-minute live question-and-answer session. Participants can learn more about our training options, professional learning experiences, and organizational implementation opportunities.

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You can schedule a complimentary 30-minute training assessment directly on this page. During the meeting, our team can discuss your organization's goals, training audience, preferred format, and possible next steps.

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Not necessarily. Introductory learning opportunities are designed to help people understand restorative justice foundations and basic restorative practices. More advanced training may require additional preparation, prerequisite learning, or demonstrated skills. Review each training's requirements before registering.

CueRestora® offers CircleCraft™ design guides, circle planning materials, facilitation kits, restorative conversation resources, relationship-building cards, and other tools designed to support restorative work. Explore the Restorative Justice Tools collection to see available products.