Restorative Justice: Best Practices in North America
October 30-31, 1998
Friday Oct. 30
8:00am Registration and Refreshments
8:30am Welcome and introductions
9:00 "Best Practices of Restorative Justice", Mark Umbreit, Center for
Restorative Justice and Mediation, University of Minnesota
10:15 break
10:45 Response Panel
Cynthia Calvert, public defender
Worth Vogel, chief deputy district attorney - juvenile
Phil Kader, probation supervisor
Discussion
11:45 Lunch
1:15 "Restorative Justice in Cases of Severe Violence," Dave Gustafson,
Community Justice Initiatives, Langley, British Columbia
2:00 Discussion
2:15 Response - Cheryl Ward, victim/survivor of home invasion
3:00 break
3:15 "County-wide Restorative Justice System," Dennis Wittman, Community
Services & Victim Assistance, Batavia New York Sheriff's Department
4:00 Response - Carolyn Golden, Supervising. Probation Officer,
Victim/Witness Assistance Center
5:00 Adjourn
Saturday, October 31
8:00 Registration and refreshments
8:30 "The Fresno Model", Ron Claassen,
Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies, Fresno Pacific University
8:45 Panel of local Restorative Justice Facilitators
10:00 break
10:15 Mark Umbreit, Dave Gustafson, Dennis Wittman and Cheryl Ward
10:45 Large group discussion - Dreams and Visions of Restorative Justice
12:00 Adjourn
tentative agenda, October 2, 1998