Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center: Restorative Justice in LA County Schools

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Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center: Restorative Justice in LA County Schools

This report aims to: (1) provide an honest overview of what implementing a restorative justice peer mediation program in schools looks like on the ground, (2) identify how the planning and implementation of restorative justice programs in schools can be improved, and (3) illuminate the actions that stakeholders need to take to be more effective at supporting restorative justice in schools. Read the Report.

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How Dayton’s Mediation Response Unit Transforms Public Safety

Episode 4: The MRU is an innovative alternative response program that dispatches trained community mediators to handle lower-level emergency 911 and police calls across the City of Dayton. Since 2022, the AAA-ICDR Foundation has supported the creation and expansion of the MRU, funded a professional program evaluation, and helped develop an implementation guide for communities interested in launching similar initiatives.

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Expanding Access to Justice with Mediation

Episode 2: How do we bring dispute resolution to everyone, not just those who can afford court? In this episode of the AAA-ICDR Foundation Podcast, American Arbitration Association President & CEO Bridget McCormack joins host Tracey Frisch to explore how the Foundation scales access to justice through mediation, community partnerships, and practical innovation.

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Bruce Meyerson on the AAA-ICDR Foundation’s Impact

Episode 3: AAA-ICDR Foundation Executive Director Tracey Frisch sits down with Foundation Chair Bruce Meyerson to reflect on the Foundation’s origins, evolution, and impact.

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