Monthly Archives: November 2012

Restorative Justice in the Coast Guard?? Really? Yes, really!!

As some of you know I am a member of the US Coast Guard.  During our monthly “all hands” at Station Seattle I was witness to a remarkable development.  In the previous month there had been a physical confrontation between two … Continue reading

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The difference between “Conflict,” “Harm,” and “Violence”

The conflict we experience is not the same.  Mediators, RJ facilitators, teachers, youth professionals, administrators, and the like all struggle to deal with conflict in effective ways, partially because conflict is so complex.  If we approach conflict in the same … Continue reading

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