RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PANELS | NEKCA COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Offers reparative panels as a form of community-sponsored probation that brings convicted offenders before a volunteer panel of citizens as part of their sentencing process. Panels work with victims and offenders to identify the harm caused by the crime and how that harm can be repaired while holding the offender responsible and accountable.
Last Assured
11/19/2024
Physical Address
371 Main Street, Newport, VT 05855
Hours
Monday-Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm
Voice
Application process
By Telephone; Appointment Required
Eligibility
Youth Ages 10-17; Adults 18 and Older; Referrals by State's Attorney; Burlington City Police, UVM, or Winooski Police Departments; Schools; Department of Corrections; Department of Children and Families
Agency info
NEKCA COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Newport Community and Social Justice Center, a department of NEKCA, is a non-profit restorative justice program that works with citizens, local and state government, and law enforcement agencies to provide restorative responses to crime and conflict for Orleans and Northern Essex Counties. Programs promote restorative practices by increasing community involvement in finding solutions to crime through Reparative Panels, Court Diversion, Conflict Assistance, Community Dialogue, Education and Crime Prevention, as well as Victim Support Services.