Restorative Practices to Address Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking

To develop and implement a program, or to assess best practices, for—
1) restorative practices to prevent or address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
2) training by eligible entities, or for eligible entities, courts, or prosecutors, on restorative practices and program implementation; and
3) evaluations of a restorative practice described in paragraph (1).

The term “restorative practice” means a practice relating to a specific harm that—
(A)is community-based and unaffiliated with any civil or criminal legal process;
(B)is initiated by a victim of the harm;
(C)involves, on a voluntary basis and without any evidence of coercion or intimidation of any victim of the harm by any individual who committed the harm or anyone associated with any such individual—
(i)1 or more individuals who committed the harm;
(ii)1 or more victims of the harm; and
(iii)the community affected by the harm through 1 or more representatives of the community;
(D)shall include and has the goal of—
(i)collectively seeking accountability from 1 or more individuals who committed the harm;
(ii)developing a written process whereby 1 or more individuals who committed the harm will take responsibility for the actions that caused harm to 1 or more victims of the harm; and
(iii)developing a written course of action plan—
(I)that is responsive to the needs of 1 or more victims of the harm; and
(II)upon which 1 or more victims, 1 or more individuals who committed the harm, and the community can agree; and
(E)is conducted in a victim services framework that protects the safety and supports the autonomy of 1 or more victims of the harm and the community.