VOLUME 45, NUMBER 2 THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERIC AN PROBA TION AND P AROLE A SSOCIA TION WWW .APP A -NET .ORG2 PERSPECTIVES VOLUME 45, NUMBER 2 INTERNATIONAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE I am excited to assume my role as President of APPA as of July 1. I want to take a minute to thank Tim Hardy, who has led APPA through a tumultuous time in the face of COVID-19 and the call for racial and social justice spurred on by the murder of George Floyd. Tim was also at the helm during a period of infrastructure change at APPA, as over the past six years APPA has been undergoing a transformation. Starting with Susan Burke and Erika Preuitt’s leadership and continuing with Tim’s presidency, APPA has been focusing inward and restructuring so it can better serve our network of probation and parole professionals. We have taken risks during this process, and it has required considerable energy and resources, but all that hard work has definitely paid off and will continue to do so in the future. If COVID-19 has taught us one lesson, it is that to take care of others you must be healthy yourself. While the last two years have been challenging, we’ve emerged stronger than ever. Once it became clear that in-person connections had to be placed on hold, Tim challenged APPA to pivot quickly and helped shepherd in a new way of operations—virtual APPA. Veronica Cunningham and her staff took up the charge and delivered the first fully virtual institute. We learned quickly that what counts most is not the physical space in which we work. It is the people we work with every day and the great strengths they bring to the table. While we will continue to deliver in-person summer and winter institutes—exciting events where colleagues across the world converge on a designated city to connect and learn from some of our field’s experts—we also recognize that there are many who cannot attend in person. For this reason, APPA is going to expand its presence throughout the year by pivoting to a 12-month professional networking and development model. This will allow community corrections professionals to better connect with others across the world, giving them access and helping them more easily learn about potentially beneficial ideas, practices, and research, and it also provides a platform to celebrate the great work done every day of the year. As we more fully utilize all aspects of the hybrid virtual/in-person space, we envision Perspectives evolving as well. With Kim Kras and Jason Stauffer at the helm as co-editors, we plan to shift Perspectives from a quarterly journal to a multimedia platform that provides real- time content to the field and promotes ongoing dialogue, allowing president’s message BRIAN LOVINS PRESIDENT3 AMERICAN PROBATION AND PAROLE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE for interested persons to read, react/respond , and develop ways to promote best practices and advance community corrections. This new platform will begin to emerge in the fall of 2021 and comes fully online in early 2022. The new look and feel of Perspectives will bring energy and excitement to practitioners and researchers alike. With that said, this edition of Perspectives kicks off a deep look into two areas of great interest: the international community and restorative justice. We often look outside the United States’ borders to learn about great work that has been implemented within other countries and cultures in community corrections as well as prisons and reentry. This edition continues that outreach. This collection of articles gives insight into restorative justice practices in Canada, Czech Republic, and the United Kingdom. They also describe the use of restorative justice interventions for a broad array of persons on supervision, including those convicted of serious crimes—as exemplified by Canada’s work in this arena. Since restorative justice practices in the United States are often reserved for front-end diversion programs and juvenile justice interventions, this makes for interesting reading. Greater emphasis on understanding the harm to the victim and community and on finding paths to restoration may well lead to better reintegration and reconnection to community’s social fabric. I look forward to the next two years as we continue to evolve, celebrating our successes, learning from our failures, and working together to move the field of corrections forward. Please join me in thanking all members of the past Board of Directors for their hard work while congratulating the incoming Board and supporting them as APPA pivots to a 12-month model. We will certainly strive to do our best for all APPA members—and, indeed, for all who are working in this field. 5 AMERICAN PROBATION AND PAROLE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE from the executive director It is a pleasure to read this edition of Perspectives—an international perspective! Too often those who live in the United States feel like our country is the most advanced and dominant. To the extent that our attitude causes us to close our eyes to advances elsewhere, we are losing opportunities to learn from our colleagues across the globe. Good ideas rarely travel across borders as readily as new culinary adventures, and that’s regrettable. Having traveled to more than 50 countries in my lifetime has given me a great opportunity to get a first- hand introduction to other criminal justice systems. I’ve been introduced to their missions and goals as well as their models and organizational structures. Such visits are always refreshing and exciting. Best of all, I’ve seen the value of the work being done. Setting aside travel glitches caused by COVID, it is quite satisfying to see what seems to be an increase in the number of Americans traveling to countries like Norway, Japan, and even Singapore to learn more about their programs and supervision strategies. Learning about up-and-running restorative justice programs in other countries is an excellent example of the international sharing I’m talking about. Even with a strong conceptual underpinning and considerable interest in pursuing such programs here, there is always a gap between an idea and its implementation. Developing the best program is not a matter of snapping one’s fingers. The authors in this issue help us understand what needs to be done to set up and run effective programs—and ensure the empiric research that needs to accompany that endeavor. Moreover, they cover different aspects of the criminal justice field. It’s never one size fits all. I love the reference to restorative justice and believe in it. Too often the victim is not a part of the discussion, so the increasing interest in expanding programs to address that need is gratifying to see. What do you think? If we could get a glimpse of our criminal justice processes five years from now, will an increase in effective restorative justice programs be one of the shining lights in program development? I hope that will be the case. As always, a great deal of work went into putting this issue together. I extend my sincere thanks to each of the authors who produced these interesting articles as well as to the editors and the International Committee. Nice job! VERONICA CUNNINGHAM APPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO 7 AMERICAN PROBATION AND PAROLE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE editor’s notes JASON STAUFFER ASSESSMENT AND CLASSIFICATION SERVICES SUPERVISOR, TREATMENT SERVICES DIVISION, BUREAU OF REENTRY COORDINATION, PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS KIMBERLY R. KRAS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SPECIAL EDITION INTRODUCTION We are pleased to bring you this issue of Perspectives devoted to topics in international community supervision with an emphasis on restorative justice efforts. Our colleagues on the APPA International Relations Committee, chaired by Julie Truschel, have done a tremendous job collecting articles describing varying restorative justice practices being practiced abroad. We are encouraged that those around the globe see the healing value that restorative justice can bring to criminal justice processes. We think you will enjoy what you see and can learn from these diverse perspectives and practices. Kim and Jason8 PERSPECTIVES VOLUME 45, NUMBER 2 INTERNATIONAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE Welcome to this special edition of Perspectives dedicated to international restorative justice that is brought to you by APPA’s International Relations Committee. Our members have connected with colleagues from different countries who offered their expertise on this topic and shared operational examples showing how this wonderful model is allowing people to repair the harm caused by their actions. Restorative justice is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “a system of criminal justice which focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large.” Given that the world community is unsettled in so many ways, supporting any operations connected to reconciliation are certainly worthy of our attention. Within this collection of articles is an informative introduction provided from the European Forum on Restorative Justice, and you will also learn about a mediation model from Canada for federal offenders who have committed serious crimes, an entire probation system oriented around reconciliation in the Czech Republic, and a national program in the United Kingdom for practitioner accreditation. All this is interspersed with important supportive materials from our own National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ). We hope you will enjoy learning more about restorative justice and might consider the addition of such elements into your local operations. If you already utilize these practices, perhaps an expansion can be considered. Offender rehabilitation is a primary goal for everyone working in the field of criminal justice. Learning about restorative practices that are already working for others gives us the opportunity to leap forward in our own efforts to promote rehabilitation without getting held back in the early stages of program development. This work is important, and I am grateful we don’t need to reinvent the wheel! Sincerely, Julie Truschel APPA International Relations Committee, Chair Community Supervision Solutions, President Supervision Around the World (SAW) Project, Director9 AMERICAN PROBATION AND PAROLE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CO-CHAIRS JASON STAUFFER Assessment and Classification Services Supervisor, Treatment Services Division, Bureau of Reentry Coordination Pennsylvania Department of Corrections 1920 Technology Parkway Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Phone: (717) 361-4300 KIMBERLY R. KRAS, PHD, San Diego State University Department of Criminal Justice School of Public Affairs 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182 Phone: (619) 594-1158 BOARD MEMBERS: Eileen Ahlin, PhD, Penn State Harrisburg Ansley Dille, Utah Administrative Office of the Courts Lauren Duhaime, Bureau of Justice Assistance/George Mason University Phillip Galli, University of Wisconsin- River Falls Lily Gleicher, PhD, Robina Institute/ DePaul University Shelley Johnson, PhD, University of North Carolina Charlotte Jennifer Lanterman, PhD, University of Nevada Reno Sarah Manchak, PhD, University of Cincinnati Katie Meyer, CAIS/JAIS Program Manager Carrie Ross, Yavapai County Adult Probation David Sattler, Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts Reveka Shteynberg, PhD, California State University San Bernardino Renea Snyder, Public Health Advisor Mark Stodola, NHTSA Probation Fellow David Taylor, Montgomery County (OH) Probation Reyna Cartagena Vasquez, CSOSA Jill Viglione, PhD, University of Central Florida Melissa Waldock, Kansas Department of Corrections Susan Wright, Pennsylvania Counseling Services editorial boardNext >