Restorative Practices International
Sharing Practice, Building Connections: Together Making a Difference
Welcome to Restorative Practices International – a professional member association
developed by practitioners for practitioners.
Restorative Practices International (RPI) is a not-for-profit, independent, professional member association that supports the development of restorative practice in schools, prisons, workplaces, organisations, families and communities.
RPI is committed to connecting practitioners around the globe and creating opportunities to share and learn from one another. We strongly believe that our work in these fields will be strengthened by our ability to:
- develop and maintain best practice
- learn from diverse areas of practice
- enhance networking within the field
- share developments, and
- work together
Our Vision
A World Community connected in Harmony through Restorative Justice
Our Mission
To improve the quality and scope of Restorative Justice practice across the world by developing and supporting practitioners through professional development and information sharing.
Our History
Initially established as the Australasian Restorative Justice Association (ARJA) in 1997, RPI was the fruition of a long-held dream of founding member Peta Blood to establish support mechanisms for practitioners working in the then relatively isolated fields of Restorative Practice. Find Out More →
New Membership Initiative
Membership is open to practitioners of RJ throughout the world and across its various fields. In the current economic climate, we are keenly aware that the building of an organisation truly supportive of practitioners has required an alteration in our membership categories and fees. We have therefore made the necessary changes in order to encourage expansion of our membership base.
Those seeking to become new members as well as current members will benefit from these new initiatives.
We acknowledge that there are many ways of working restoratively and would like to openly encourage diverse practice to prosper. We have much to learn from each other and much to share about what works within the communities that we serve. Find Out More →
3rd International Conference
RPI partners with Restorative Justice Aotearoa (RJA)
Our Conference in Wellington, New Zealand from 23-27 November 2011 was a raving success. Partnering with Restorative Justice Aotearoa, we had over 350 delegates from around the world join us to learn, share ideas, and support the ever-growing community of restorative practitioners.
To view the entire Conference Programme click here.
Download the 2011 Conference Handbook.
To view Downloadable PDF files of the Presentations click here.