Making It Right: Building Peace, Settling Conflict

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What if there were no prisons Alternative approaches to dealing with crime are underway around the world to explore how victims, offenders, and communities can heal rifts and repair damage. Its often called restorative justice. Its a way to think about the deeper reasons behind crimes, and suggests that by building more caring communities, its possible to change our societiesand ourselves.
Making It Right relates true stories of young people who are working in innovative ways to further peaceful resolution of conflict and to heal past wounds. The book begins with individual injustices, such as bullying, and works up to collective ones, like wars. Each chapter begins with a dramatic fictional account, making the topic engaging and relevant for kids.
Restorative justice isnt going to change the world overnight, nor will it end all crime or prevent all wars. But its a powerful way to get teens thinking about how they can participate in building a more peaceful society.

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Marilee Peters has her M.A. in English Literature and a Masters in Library Science. She works as a Communications Officer and edits a magazine. She has two children and writes whenever she can. She lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada.