Recent restructuring within the criminal justice system has generated a need to explore alternatives to retributive justice. Jurisdictions across the country have elected to invest and shift toward a restorative paradigm that acknowledges losses while . . .

This project seeks to identify and describe mediation techniques that promote health and wellness for elders and their families who may have conflict and are looking for resolutions and to identify the gaps in services and resources. The identified en . . .

Special Education teachers are required to perform many different roles in a given day. It is well documented that students with disabilities often have social and emotional challenges which make it more difficult for them to learn. These challenges c . . .

Exurban migration and “back-to-the-land” movements bring lots of new people into rural places. This often creates social conflicts with the established residents as well as generating adverse environmental impacts. The Upper Redwood Creek watershed in . . .

Despite the vast research on divorce, many parents are continuing to make the same mistakes in regards to their children. The overall notion that emerges from the literature points to divorce as a negative experience for all involved, most importantly . . .

The purpose of this project was to explore the perceptions and knowledge of restorative justice by current social work students enrolled in the Master of Social Work program at California State University, Sacramento. Eighty-two masters in social work . . .