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   Contact:    Jennifer Larson Sawin
                    Executive Director
   Address:    219 Walden Street
                    P.O. Box 65
                    Concord, MA 01742
   Phone:       978-318-3447
   Hours:       M - F    9AM to 5PM

 

 
LUCKY 13
 

This past Saturday on the lawn of the Concord Middlesex Savings Bank Communities for Restorative Justice (C4RJ) proved that 13 is a lucky number. Chief Len Wetherbee drew the auspicious ticket #13 from a total of 469 purchased by folks from Alaska and Kansas to Virginia and Tennessee as well as closer to home in Acton, Boxborough, Groton, Concord and Carlisle. A very happy woman from Woolrich, Maine won the cute SmartCar raffled by the C4RJ.
Thanks to everyone who bought tickets. You have supported our expansion as we train new volunteers and police officers in Concord and Carlisle - as well as other communities. We are grateful to Leo Bertolami for brokering the deal with Herb Chambers to get the adorable SmartCar at cost.
Appreciation and congratulations to Pete Funkhouser and other members of the C4RJ Board and volunteers for the many hours they devoted to selling raffle tickets throughout the summer and fall. Your success includes a most important dividend. As you spoke with the many passersby, you educated them about this approach in the wake of crime. The brand new SmartCar makes everyone smile - and restorative justice helps to make a community whole

 

OUR MISSION
 
The purpose of the Communities for Restorative Justice is to provide and promote a complement to the judicial system through which:  
  • Victims of a crime are given an opportunity to confront the person(s) who have harmed them, have their questions addressed, and share their ideas on ways that harm can be repaired
  • The program seeks to help offenders understand the impact of their actions. Offenders are held accountable, and are encouraged and provided direction for making amends to those they have harmed.
  • The community supports both victims and offenders for the benefit of all and to reduce the likelihood that offenders will repeat their behavior.

 

"The Circle process afforded me the opportunity to talk with the three young people who briefly went astray and to keep it at a level of civility. It was a good experience."  

                                                                                       Victim

 

A message from the Concord and Carlisle, Massachusetts, police chiefs:
Our departments are pleased to be involved in the Communities for Resorative Justice program,an effective means for addressing incidents that cause offense or harm to an individual or to our communities.The program allows for us to \support victims and to give offenders, often young people, the ability to see the consequences of their actions, to make amends, and to see a better path for themselves.We urge you to support this initiative by participating in the Circle process and through your financial support.
 
Leonard J. Wetherbee, Chief of Police, Concord, MA
John Sullivan, Chief of Police, Carlisle, MA

 

 

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