Boulder County District Attorney’s Center for Prevention and Restorative Justice
Contact Info
Phone: (303) 441-4785
Boulder County District Attorney’s Center for Prevention and Restorative Justice is committed to applying the best practices of the Colorado RJ Practitioner Guidelines
About
Through the Boulder DA's restorative justice program, diversion participants, victims and harmed individuals, community members, and family members are empowered to participate in a voluntary, facilitated restorative justice process that supports the person who committed the crime to take meaningful responsibility and repair the harm created by their actions. RJ participants report overwhelming satisfaction with the RJ process - 99% of victims and community members and 95% of defendants were satisfied, and 100% of victims who participated said the process met their needs and helped people move forward from the incident. The Boulder DA's Office was one of the first district attorney's offices in the country to create an in-house restorative justice program, and is a national leader in smart criminal justice reform. Our office also partners with community-based restorative justice programs.
The Center for Prevention and Restorative Justice (CPRJ) in the Boulder District Attorney's Office offers a range of diversionary programs for adults and juveniles that provide an alternative to prosecution in appropriate cases, as well as a specialized Mental Health Diversion Program that diverts eligible participants directly into treatment. CPRJ’s restorative diversion model uses diversion services and restorative practices concurrently: interventions such as diversion supervision to build skills and connect participants to community-based services to address underlying needs, and restorative justice practices to hold participants meaningfully accountable, meet victims’ needs, repair harm from the crime, and support community reintegration. CPRJ’s restorative diversion programs reduce the damaging collateral consequences of a criminal conviction while supporting meaningful accountability and repair of harm to victims and others who were affected by the offense. CPRJ diverts more than 600 cases each year, including more than 50% of district and county court juvenile cases.
CPRJ offers restorative justice services in appropriate adult and juvenile diversion cases, and provides training to volunteers, the community, system partners, and district attorney's offices about restorative justice practices and principles, including RJ Basics, RJ for Community Members, and RJ Facilitator trainings.
Please contact Erin Siffing at esiffing@bouldercounty.gov for more information.
Message the Provider
Languages offered:
- ASL
- Spanish
- Interpreters are available to provide services in most languages.
Ability to Support Language Access:
Are you able to support language access (e.g. translation, interpretation, etc.) for participants with Limited English Proficiency?
YesCounties Served:
- Boulder
Judicial Districts Served:
- 20th
Volunteer opportunities available?
Yes
RJ training/consulting available to the public?
Yes
Service Location
1117 6th Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
DISCLAIMER * Colorado Coordinating Council on Restorative Justice (RJ Council) is not an accrediting body. All information contained in the RJ Directory is self-reported and the RJ Council does not monitor, edit or attest to the accuracy of the information or endorse any provider listed in the directory. Providers are encouraged to update their information regularly. Users are encouraged to review the CO Restorative Justice Practitioner Guidelines (adopted by the CO Restorative Justice Council and endorsed by the Colorado Coalition for Restorative Justice Practices) to understand the expectations of the field when identifying and selecting a practitioner that will meet needs.