Changes coming to Restorative Justice Online in March
RJ Online will have a new look beginning early in March. We are introducing a number of new features designed to improve navigation and to feature content of interest to practitioners, the press, policymakers, academics, the legal community, law enforcement, faith communities and those using restorative practices outside the criminal justice system. This month’s edition will highlight some of the new features.
A Bit of History
The first version of RJ Online went live in 1997 and was essentially an online document providing an overview of the concept, programmes, and issues related to restorative justice. Some of this lives on in the Tutorial found in the current Introduction. The site was built with simple html programming.
User-Specific Navigation
The new look will include tabs across the top for most of the key users of RJOnline. Each tab will open a “landing page” devoted to the interests of those users.
RJ Online Blog (RJOB)
One of the new features we are adding is a blog called RJOB, reminding us that it is “our job” to develop, expand, evaluate and strengthen restorative justice theory and practice. Its purpose will be to provide timely information about restorative justice news and developments around the world, together with commentary concerning the significance or meaning of that information as it relates to the use and expansion of restorative justice.
Monthly Editions to Change
There will be no more monthly editions as they now exist. A visitor to the site will find the most recent blog entries on the home page (as well as other resources). However, the monthly email distributions will continue.
Job Openings in Restorative Justice
These position descriptions are taken verbatim from announcements received by RJ Online editors in the past month.
