In our commissions and committees, we, like so many others, are discussing policing and the criminal legal response to gender based violence, and seeking better, anti-racist alternatives. Over the last several years, we have jointly explored Restorative Justice models through conversations and discussions with Professors Leigh Goodmark and Quince Hopkins. We believe Restorative Justice is an option that can work well for gender-based violence cases and want to provide guidance to legal professionals working in this field. Our esteemed panel will discuss how Restorative Justice programs work generally and then offer specific guidance for gender-based violence cases, including a discussion of the Department of Justice-funded RESTORE program. Many are suggesting Restorative Justice as a key foundation for criminal law reform and we are eager to explore specifically how this practice would work safely in gender-based violence cases.

CART services will be available.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FOR CLE CREDIT.

Speakers:
- Professor Donna Coker – Professor of Law & Dean’s Distinguished Scholar, University of Miami School of Law
- Professor Mary P. Koss – Regents’ Professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona
- Professor Mimi Kim – Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, California State University - Long Beach
- Professor Aparna Polavarapu – Associate Professor, University of South Carolina School of Law
- Dipti Pidikiti-Smith (Moderator) - Deputy Director of Advocacy, Legal Services of Northern Virginia

Joint Sponsors: ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice