Restorative Justice

Considerable Common Ground: Collaborating to Create Safety

September 23, 2011
Crime Victims and Survivors want to ensure that what happened to them does not happen to another. We discuss the opposition of Measure 73 and what PSJ brought forth to the legislative session in support of Alternative ways to increase public safety.

Article by Kerry Naughton

Oregon's 2011 Legislative Session Wrap-Up

September 19, 2011
In early 2011 we participated in the Legislation Sessions. We had VICTORY'S : HB 2707, ODSVS, HEAL Oregon help maintain funding for Addiction Treatment, and HB 2650: Addiction & Mental Health Workers w/Conviction histories return to work

Why Justice Reinvestment Makes Sense To Me

April 15, 2011
A prominent Oregon crime survivor discusses how crime survivors are not served by the state's over-reliance on incarceration fueled by Measure 11. She says, "The most striking past of the costs of mandatory minimums...is that the resources tied up...could be used for crime victims and survivors.

by Arwen Bird

Rethinking Public Safety Spending Strategies

December 15, 2010
PSJ's Associate Director Shannon Wight asks: At what point will this country's expensive experiment with mass incarceration end? Her answer: We have reached the tipping point; we must focus on real public safety now and not mass incarceration at any cost.

Article by Shannon Wight 

Victim Services in a Tough Economy

December 15, 2010
Crime Survivors Program Director Kerry Naughton discusses how Oregon is safer because of domestic and sexual violence programs and how the economic downturn threatens to reduce funding for already underfunded services.

Article by Kerry Naughton 

Oregonian Highlights Restorative Justice Program

June 1, 2010
The Oregonian hosted a live chat with writer and restorative justice advocate Naseem Rakha about the Department of Corrections' Facilitated Dialogue program. Check out what Oregonians had to say about this innovative program.

oregonlive.com

Making the Road by Walking It – Ten Years on the Road with PSJ

April 23, 2010
Take a look back with us at our first 10 years as an organization, starting with our founding as Western Prison Project in 1999, and refresh your memory about or learn about the road we've traveled to become the Partnership for Safety and Justice, an organization with a holistic vision for reform.

Article by Caylor Roling

Looking Back, Moving Forward (JM-Spring 2010)

April 23, 2010
This issue we are Looking Back at where we've been as an organization and exploring the road ahead as we are Moving Forward.

In this issue:

Tough on Crime is Tough on Crime Victims

September 3, 2009
CS Program Director Kerry Naughton writes about "Less Law, More Order: The Truth About Reducing Crime," by Dr. Irvin Waller, a highly regarded victim advocate in the US and abroad, which outlines how governments can use their tax-generated income wisely to prevent crime and support crime survivors.

 

PSJ's Crime Survivors Program brochure

July 6, 2009

This brochure provides information about PSJ's Crime Survivors Program.

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