Mediation and Other Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution

By Michael Bartlet

by Mike Nellis 14th March 2025

Restorative justice (RJ) is a subject that has been dear to Quaker hearts since the 1980s. It has either been conceived of ambitiously, as a non-punitive alternative to the prevailing criminal justice system, or, more commonly and mundanely, as an adjunct to existing criminal justice practices, whereby space is created for victim and offender (and sometimes their families) to engage in ways that adversarial processes deny them.