Also called: Victim-Offender Mediator
Brings together people who caused harm and those harmed so they can talk, take responsibility, and repair it.
Prepares a teen who vandalized a store and the owner separately for weeks, then leads a circle where they meet face-to-face and agree on how he'll make things right.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's plus restorative justice and mediation training.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice, Conflict Resolution, Social Work.
Growing faster than average. Estimate; schools and courts expanding programs.
Low risk for 10 years. Guiding a face-to-face circle between someone who caused harm and the person harmed is deeply human work.
Classes: Psychology, Speech or debate, Sociology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 23-1022.
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