Brattleboro Community Justice Center

Just In Time

A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM
PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE PROCESS TO SUSPENSION OR CRIMINAL CHARGES

How are cases referred to Just In Time?

School administrators or police can make referrals. Families, friends or teachers may contact the school administrators or police to request that a case be referred to Just In Time.

What can be referred to Just In Time?

Fights or assaults
Harassment
Threatening behavior
Ongoing conflicts

How are participants served by Just In Time?

For those who have been harmed by the incident:

Just In Time provides individual support to students
and opportunities for:

hearing an admission of responsibility by the offender
a say in what the offender needs to do in order to
make things right
personal healing and closure
access to community resources

Affected school community members are also offered opportunities to participate in the resolution.

For those whose behavior has been harmful to others:

In accepting responsibility for their actions, offenders (or person whose behavior has been harmful) have the opportunity to work with the victims (those who were harmed) and others on the development of a plan that addresses both the causes and the consequences of the behavior. The student meets with someone trained in this process (from the school or Just In Time) and other people affected by the behavior to:

explore the harm that has been done
initiate a plan to make things right
develop a plan to address the personal issues that
contributed to the behavior

This approach enhances the chances for future success in life by providing students with support to address their needs, as well as the opportunity to repair the harm done by their action.