Fr. Daniel Griffith
Founding Director
Fr. Griffith is the founding director of the IRJH. He joined the School of Law faculty in 2011 and currently serves as the Wenger Family Faculty Fellow of Law.
The reality of racial injustice, polarization and attendant harm from unjust social structures abounds in society. Harm has also been perpetrated upon victim-survivors and the broader Catholic Church as a result of abuse, clericalism and ecclesial leadership failures. The law, its practitioners and law schools, holds considerable potential to bring about a more just and inclusive society by using legal education and the legal process to build bridges, restore justice and facilitate healing.
The objective of the Initiative on Restorative Justice and Healing is to name and heal the harm, focusing on these three areas:
Your gift will address a growing demand for expertise and education in restorative practices in communities and for future lawyers and the broader legal community, as they learn how to utilize restorative justice practices to bring about a more just and inclusive society.
Future lawyers will be equipped with an understanding of the concept of restorative practices and their applications. These skills and experience address trauma path to healing for individuals and communities.
The IRJH provides education and does outreach to communities and Catholic dioceses as we address harm, specifically in the three IRJH focus areas:
Future lawyers will be equipped with an understanding of the concept of restorative practices and their applications. These skills and experience address trauma path to healing for individuals and communities.
The IRJH provides education and does outreach to communities and Catholic dioceses as we address harm, specifically in the three IRJH focus areas:
Fr. Griffith is the founding director of the IRJH. He joined the School of Law faculty in 2011 and currently serves as the Wenger Family Faculty Fellow of Law.
Julie Craven is a former corporate executive. In addition to the IRJH, she supports the restorative justice work in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Hank Shea is a law professor and a fellow in the Holloran Center. He also teaches at the University of Arizona College of Law.
Amy Levad is an associate professor of theology at St. Thomas. Her work draws upon sacramental and liturgical ethics to argue for social justice and criminal justice reform.