Little Book of Restorative Justice for Campus Sexual Harms

Mikayla (Waters-Crittenton) McCray contracts with local school systems, court systems, and organizations to train their staff in restorative justice facilitation. She is currently helping to launch a new Restorative Justice Diversion program for the city of Charlottesville and Albemarle county (VA) for both young people (through 22 years old) and adults. She previously served as the Assistant Director of Student Accountability and Restorative Justice and as a Residence Director for Eastern Mennonite University. Prior to joining the EMU team, Mikayla worked to advance the awareness and research around restorative practices in the context of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence at Impact Justice (CA). Mikayla trains national organizations across the US in restorative justice and is certified in The Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience program as well as a rape crisis counselor. She earned an M.A. in Restorative Justice from EMU and undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice and Sociology. She lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Dr. Rachel Roth Sawatzky trains national organizations across the US in restorative justice and policy development. She has worked within higher education as a university Title IX Coordinator, Interim Associate Dean of Students, and Director of Student Programs. In addition to serving on many policy advisory groups she has collaborated to lead a team on an Office of Violence Against Women Grant to prevent and eliminate sexual violence and misconduct. Her work has involved providing many training sessions on a variety of topics for students, university personnel, community first responders, and service providers. Rachel’s research interests include institutional policies and protocols in response to misconduct. Bringing a range of additional professional experiences to this project, Rachel has also worked as a social worker in a residential facility for sex offenders, within the foster care and adoption systems, and has experience working with children, families, and students impacted by sexual violence. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

“A thoughtful and informed guidebook for university administrators and practitioners to consider when addressing sexual harm(s) in campus settings. The charge to ‘stray from the beaten path’ is a dynamic summon for university stakeholders to use creativity to craft and adapt practices that meet the needs of their community and institution.” —AVERY ARRINGTON, assistant director, National Center on Restorative Justice  “Traditional investigatory‑adjudicatory processes often leave parties wanting more and rarely satisfy administrators’ goals for an intervention that truly stops the behavior, prevents its recurrence, and remedies its effects. This Little Book provides a very helpful introduction to Title IX regulations and restorative justice, and words of wisdom from two scholar‑practitioners who have lived this and studied it.” —KAAREN M. WILLIAMSEN, director, Prevention Education, Assistance & Resources at University of Michigan, and coeditor Applying Restorative Justice to Campus Sexual Misconduct: A Guide to Emerging Practices  “The stories offered within this Little Book echo the frustrations and hopes I hear from survivors, those who’ve harmed them, and university administrators. I’m overjoyed that the authors waded into these complex waters to offer nuanced, actionable advice that points us in the right direction.” —SUJATHA BALIGA, restorative justice practitioner, meditation instructor, public speaker, writer, consultant, & MacArthur Fellow