Alternative Justice Models

The recent death of Dennis Maloney sent a shock through the national and local community of criminal justice reform advocates.

Under Dennis’ leadership, Deschutes County’s Juvenile Justice System became a national model for community justice in action -- through pioneering programs to get restitution to survivors, give people convicted of crimes skills to succeed in work and life, and heal communities affected by crime.

Join us this Saturday, October 7 for the final performance of the play "What Would You Do?" at PCC's Cascade campus. The play, a project of Crime Survivors for Community Safety, lets audience members join the actors onstage to explore what steps we can take to intervene when we see violence happening in our community.

A resource that analyzes the role of the Right and the State in the Criminal "Justice" system. It includes overview articles, factsheets, Q&A with activists, and organizing advice on various topics.

The dehumanization of poor people and people of color is part of what allows racism and classism to exist. It is this same dehumanization that allows them to be disproportionately arrested and convicted as well as being disproportionately impacted by violence.

Our primary focus is the prevention of future crime and violence.

We are committed to addressing the root causes of violence.
This requires developing an analysis that allows us to examine the complex reasons violence exists.
In order to address the root causes of violence, we must make connections across communities and issues.