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What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

I have a twin brother and a second set of twin siblings two years younger. Perhaps my childhood experiences gave me a deep hunger for conflict resolution...

As an adult, I became interested in restorative justice in the early 1980s because it helped explain why criminal justice failed to address key victim concerns and as a result had a deficient conception of offender accountability.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

North America
Africa
Latin America
Asia

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

US

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Executive Director, Centre for Justice and Reconciliation at Prison Fellowship International

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.pfi.org/cjr

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.restorativejustice.org

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Conflict Resolution

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Advocacy, Capacity Building, Communication

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications

Restoring Justice: An Introduction to Restorative Justice, 3rd Ed. (co-authored with Karen Heetderks Strong). Anderson Publishing (Cincinnati: 2006).