Our mission is to foster peace, healing, and accountability in Nevada by providing restorative justice practices, circle keeping, and educational training. Through a holistic approach, we offer both prevention and intervention services that empower individuals, enhance quality of life for participants, and strengthen community bonds. We are committed to promoting understanding, respect, and equity, creating a safer and more connected community for all.
ABOUT US
Restorative NV brings together community organizations and service providers, the State Attorney General’s Office, the Clark County District Attorney, the Harbors and Department of Juvenile Justice Services, and other partners in a collaborative effort to establish a restorative justice diversion program for youth in Clark County, Nevada, that:
promotes public safety through a community-based, public health, trauma informed, and healing-centered approach;
aims to address personal and systemic root causes of criminal behavior;
aims to address personal and systemic root causes of criminal behavior;
transforms the culture of the agencies, organizations, and communities involved; and
serves as a stepping stone for expansion into the adult system and other counties throughout the state.
Collaboration, compassion, accountability, equity, choice, and community are some of the key values that guide our work.
Restorative Healing
We prioritize healing over punishment, fostering a culture of understanding, empathy, and reconciliation.
Community Connection
We strengthen community bonds through shared experiences, open dialogue, and mutual support.
Youth Empowerment
We believe in equipping young people with the skills to lead, communicate, and resolve conflicts peacefully.
Inclusivity
We serve all members of our community, respecting diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.
Accountability
We encourage individuals to take responsibility for their actions, repair harm, and grow from their experiences.
Education and Growth
We provide training, workshops, and mentorship to equip individuals with restorative justice skills and knowledge.
Our Vision
The Vision of Restorative Nevada is a more just and interconnected Nevada where every individual matters, belongs, and realizes their fullest potential and the culture is grounded in compassion and the Golden Rule.
Our Story: a collaboration of local leaders & institutions
Restorative Nevada (RNV) grew out of conversations between local leaders, philanthropists, RJ practitioners, and the state Attorney General’s Office starting in late 2019.
These conversations were driven by a longing for more compassion and equity in the criminal system and in our communities and inspired by the leadership of people like Seema Gajwani, Obama Fellow and Special Counsel for Juvenile Justice Reform at the DC Office of Attorney General where youth are being actively diverted out of the criminal system. By the end of 2021, the initial Organizing Circle of Gard Jameson, CJ Brady and Tarek Maassarani started convening a wide variety of stakeholders for the RNV Advisory Circle, finalized a Memorandum of Understanding with the Clark County District Attorney (DA) and Department of Juvenile Justice Services (DJJS) to receive referrals for arrested or cited youth, and recruited and trained 14 Facilitators representing 7 different community-based organizations and services providers in a restorative conferencing model. The DA, DJJS, and schools began to make referrals and the first restorative conferences were completed in early 2022. The Harbors and the Mob Museum were both early partners in providing space and coordinating services.