Website of the Month: Central Cities Neighborhood
The Central City Neighborhood Partnerships (CCNP) is an association of community organizations in Minneapolis. In 1997, CCNP created a community-based restorative justice programme to address quality of life crimes . The programme’s mission is to heal, strengthen and empower the community. The CCNP website provides information on its work with community conferencing.
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The Home page provides a listing of the CCNP members, a brief explanation of the programme, and the most recent edition of the CCNP Restorative Justice Review. What is restorative justice? offers a brief definition of restorative justice. What is community conferencing? gives a short overview of the community conferencing process and its uses. Why do we need it? explains the need for community conferencing in terms of victim needs, lack of justice system resources, and community building. Mission explains the purpose behind the CCNP restorative justice project. Program background gives a short history of the programme. Program Funding is a listing of supporting donors. Program Partners explains the importance of forming partnerships and provides a listing of organizations partnering with CCNP.
Our results addresses programme outcomes and includes anecdotes to
give a snapshot of it in action.
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