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August 3 & 4, 2012

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A Symposium on Crime, Punishment and the Common Good in California

Loyola Marymount University 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, Ca 90045

Our Vision

• Raise awareness of restorative justice as a better system of justice for victims, offenders and communities
• Offer Best and Emerging Practices that will bring us closer to this transformative model
• Engage participants in a Call to Action for this change

Who Should Attend

Victims, Offenders, Attorneys, Judges, Educators, Police, Counselors, Academicians, Social Workers, Correctional Officers, Public Planners, Probation Officers, Parole Officers, Community Leaders, Correctional Staff & Administration Personnel, Chaplains, Clergy, Religious and all others involved in or impacted by the state's criminal justice system.

Schedule of Events

Friday | 5:00-10:30pm

• Meet the Speakers Reception
• Opening Comments: Roderick Hickman, former Secretary, CA Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation
• Keynote: Azim Khamisa, father of murdered son, and Ples W. Felix, Jr., grandfather of assailant, are dedicated to ending youth violence together through the Tariq Khamisa Foundation
• Prophetic Theater: Spoken Word; Two Mothers
• Film Screening: Meeting with a Killer

Saturday | 8am-4:30pm

• Opening Comments
• Keynote: The Honorable Gail Brewster Bereola, Judge of the Superior Court of CA, County of Alameda. She led a collaboration of restorative justice efforts to implement a county-wide strategic plan for juvenile justice, foster care and school systems in Alameda County
• Panel 1: Voices of Law Enforcement, Policy Makers and the Legal System will address the current state of California' Criminal Justice System
• Panel 2: Voices of Victim, Offender and Community impacted by the current system
• Panel 3: Voices of Community Organizations sharing Best Practice and Emerging Models
• Call to Action

Sponsored by the California Catholic Conference
Co-Sponsored by Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
MCLE and Continuing Education Credits available. Housing available in LMU Apartments

For More Information:

• Visit us online: restorejustice.com
• Email: jharper@cacatholic.org Call: 916.313.4024
• En español: restorejustice.com

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February 2012

The Loyola Law School Center for Restorative Justice Presents

Another Way: Imagining a Justice that Restores

The Second Annual Conference

Save the Date!

Friday, February 24 2012
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Youth Poetry Summit to Follow

During this time of economic and social crisis, our distinguished panelists bring wisdom and creative solutions to our most vexing issues:

• Should the Death Penalty be voted out in November?
• Can the State Prison system be made more restorative than punitive?
• How can justice for offenders include healing for victims and their families?
• How can restorative justice stop youthful offenders from becoming adult inmates?

Join in the conversation.

This event is free and open to the public. Please send questions to: seth.weiner@lls.edu or for or more information and registration - www.lls.edu/crj