2012 - 2013 |
Established a successful restorative justice diversion program with the Des Moines Police Department in which youth make amends for first time offenses through mediation and gain a second chance to move forward without a criminal record. |
2013 |
Created "Let’s Talk Now," a school mediation program embedded in Des Moines Public Schools to engage hundreds of students in restorative practices to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. |
2022 |
Through an accountability action with Polk County Attorney candidates and follow-up GOTV efforts, secured commitments to implement restorative justice mediation practices into the County Attorney's work with children and adults. |
Throughout our History
- Observed over 300 juvenile delinquency court cases in Polk County as part of the AMOS Court Watch initiative to help ordinary citizens keep an eye on justice.
- Launched a racial profiling project with the ACLU and the Des Moines Chapter of the NAACP to document cases of racial profiling as they occur in central Iowa.
- Organized a major conference on restorative justice and educated hundreds of Central Iowans on the criminal justice system, restorative justice circles, mediation skills, and conflict resolution.
[Photo credit: Let's Talk Now]