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I'm currently reading through a lot of books about education so that I can best learn how to serve my students and this was one of them. You can see my whole list here. This book was very short, and the goal was to basically teach you what restorative justice is and is not, and how it looks. It also touches on places where Restorative Justice systems are currently in use, and the impact it has had on communities.

The reason I rated this book three stars isn't because it isn't good or shouldn't be read. In fact, I truly believe anyone interested in restorative justice as opposed to punitive justice (like our current criminal justice system in the United States), should read this before diving more into restorative justice work. This book however is very basic, and while informative, I didn't see actual concrete ways in which I could put this in my classroom. I know I want to do it, and it sold me on that, but I wouldn't know where to begin. I do have a book that is specific to education for me to read as well, but I wished that this book gave me more of an idea of how to institute restorative justice into my life, both in the classroom and in life in general.