Alaska's domestic violence council explores restorative justice methods in court sentencing
Restorative justice is a method of resolution wherein people who are affected by a crime work together to address the harm caused and put things right.
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Restorative justice is a method of resolution wherein people who are affected by a crime work together to address the harm caused and put things right.
They say significant increases in prevention work and community level support are necessary to slow the rate of domestic violence.
When Kara Carlson experienced sexual assault as a teenager, she said it was traumatic but not shocking: “I was the last of my friends to experience sexual violence,” she said. “We live in this world where you have to prepare women for surviving trauma.”
The symposium kicked off Sunday with a series of panels highlighting the marine science work different state groups are doing in Southcentral Alaska
Hooper Bay, Alaska (KINY) - The Native Villages of Hooper Bay, Chevak and Scammon Bay, and Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., (RurAL CAP) will commemorate the opening of Bay Haven’s developing Child Advocacy Center in Hooper Bay on May 16.