The Brattleboro Community Justice Center operates in collaboration with the municipality, the Agency of Human Services, and the citizens of Brattleboro in order to mend the fabric of human relationships.

Our Mission Statement:

The mission of the BCJC is to provide a forum for peaceful conflict resolution. Through use of the BCJC, citizens will be empowered to maintain community well-being by means of restorative justice principles and practices.

• Conflict Resolution:
• Community Mediation
• Bi-monthly workshops/training focusing on different tools and skills for managing conflict –
  free and open to the public
• Professional Training in Managing Conflict, Basic Mediation and Restorative Processes designed to meet organizations individual training needs


• Restorative Justice:
  • Post- Sentence Criminal (when the court sentences an offender to a restorative justice process)
  • Pre- Charge (before the police file a charge
    with the state’s attorney)
  • Post- Incarceration (when offender return from
    prison to the community)
  • Victim Services (support provided to victims at any point in the criminal justice process)
  • Alternative to Suspension and Expulsion (a local collaboration with Brattleboro Union High School).
    
• Public Forums:
  • We facilitate large group discussions regarding any issues of concern for citizens in our community. Our facilitators will help ensure that the conversations
    are safe and productive.