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PEOPLE & PARTNERS

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Shannon Sliva
RJRC Research Fellow, 2022-2024

Shannon is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver where she partners with Colorado communities and prisons to design and test restorative approaches to justice. Shannon is one of the creators of the national Restorative Justice Legislative Directory. She tracks state-level restorative justice legislation across the U.S., and partners with Colorado practitioners, policymakers, and advocates to document the impacts of leading-edge restorative justice laws and develop recommendations for policy transfer. As an RJRC Fellow, her goal is to help design a vibrant research community which is capable of honestly assessing the opportunities and limitations for restorative justice practice and policy in the U.S. so that our time, funding, and social resources can be used more generatively in service of the restorative world we imagine. When Shannon is not at her desk, in the classroom, or meeting with community partners, she is probably exploring the mountains and parks of Colorado with her family.

Funding to launch the RJRC is provided by the National Center on Restorative Justice (NCORJ) cooperative agreements No. 2020-MU-CX-K001 and 15PBJA-20-GK-00035-NCRJ, awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The NCORJ is a partnership between the Vermont Law School, the University of Vermont, the University of San Diego Center for Restorative Justice, and the The Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view, images, or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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