What is Restorative Justice?
Restorative Justice helps to address the relationship between victims, offenders, and the community in a way that repairs the impacts of an incident, holds the offender accountable for their actions, and builds community.
The Restorative Justice Program (CURJ) utilizes a variety of approaches to create a restorative response to a given situation. The program employs five main principles to engage a restorative process: respect, repair, reintegration, responsibility, and relationship.
CURJ works with Boulder courts and Student Conduct to provide an alternative restorative approach to incidents of harm within the CU Boulder community. If you are interested in getting involved please contact curj@colorado.edu about volunteering with CURJ.
What are the benefits of Restorative Justice?
Tell Your Story
In RJ you have the chance to tell your story and be heard
Community Impact
Community members help students understand the impacts of their behavior
Repair
RJ processes can help you repair harm that was caused to the community
Input and Voice
Through CURJ you have input into the outcome of your case
Private Conversation
The things you discuss in the RJ process will be kept private, except when someone discusses possible future harm to themselves or others. You can learn more about CURJ's Confidentiality Policy here.
Retributive Justice
(Traditional Justice System)
- What laws were broken?
- Who did it?
- How will he/she be punished?
Restorative Justice
(CURJ)
- Who has been harmed?
- What harm or impact was caused?
What can be done to repair the harm or impact to the greatest extent possible?
Frequently Asked Questions