Claire de Mézerville López welcomes restorative practitioner, trainer, and researcher, Arti Mohan, to the Restorative Works! podcast. Arti is the Restorative Justice and Practices Program Manager at Counsel to Secure Justice in New Delhi, India. She is also involved in restorative justice research, working on a forthcoming chapter “Mapping Restorative Justice in India” for the International Encyclopedia of Restorative Justice.  She is a member of the European Forum for Restorative Justice Values and Standards Committee since 2019 and teaches restorative justice in law schools in India and the US. Arti received her Master of Science in Restorative Practices from the IIRP in 2019.

 

Arti speaks about her work with children who are involved in the criminal justice system either as accused or prosecuted and the preference for complete diversion from the criminal justice system as the most desirable outcome for youth. She is helping stakeholders build capacity on working restoratively with these children.

 

In the forthcoming new chapter of the International Encyclopedia of Restorative Justice, Arti’s involvement in the research uncovered that there are notable similarities between cultural practices across India and restorative methodologies, noting that honoring the voices of the most marginalized is core to repairing harm in both contexts.

 

Tune in to learn more about Arti’s work and the future of restorative justice practices in research and practice.