LibGuides: Restorative Justice: Legislation

Restorative Justice Legislation Sources

The National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ) Restorative Justice Map & Directory features current educational, community, and municipal restorative justice programs.

NCORJ’s Restorative Justice Laws Database was created to identify the ways in which states have codified the use of restorative justice approaches. Watch an introductory video about the database.

The NACRJ Policy and Legislation contains current and historic information relating to national and state legislation impacting, or specific to, community and restorative justice.

The Restorative Justice Guide at the Eckstein Law Library, Marquette University, contains detailed lists of current Federal, State, and Tribal legislation.

The topic of restorative justice is related to many areas of law and culture. You can try various terms and phrases to search the databases.

Here are some terms to get you started:

Tip: Use AND and OR modifiers and put quotes around phrases to narrow search results.

In the search bar on the Lexis+ home page, click the drop-down arrow next to All Content and select Statutes and Legislation. Under Jurisdiction, limit your search to a particular federal circuit or state, if desired.
Enter search terms in the box and tap the magnifying glass button to run the search.
From the results page you can further narrow your search by selecting filters in the left-hand column. You can also "search within results" to add extra keywords and narrow down the number of results.

In the search bar on the Westlaw home page, use the Jurisdiction box to limit your search to a particular federal circuit or state, if desired.
In the Content Types tab below the search box, select Statutes & Court Rules, Regulations, or Proposed & Enacted Legislation to pre-focus your search.
Enter search terms in the box and tap the magnifying glass button to run the search.
From the results page you can further narrow your search by selecting filters in the left-hand column. You can also "search within results" to add extra keywords and narrow down the number of results.