Examples of websites that provide a general overview and additional resources regarding community service and restorative justice include the following:

• http://www.restorativejustice.org:

This website is provided by Prison Fellowship International (PFI).  This site provides a research tool that can be used to search through a broad range of articles regarding restorative justice, community service, and also explains various restorative projects PFI is involved with around the world.

• http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/crimjust/restjust.htm

This website provides a general definition of restorative justice, as well as a list of other websites that discuss and explain restorative justice and its various components.

• http://www.ncjrs.gov

This website is provided by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service and includes a search engine for finding information in their Library/Abstracts section.

• http://www.penalreform.org

This website is provided by Penal Reform International (PRI) and is excellent resource for information regarding how reform can help in a variety of countries, including information about community service in various regions.

• http://www.cjcj.org

This website is provides general information, but is oriented more towards juvenile justice.  The site is provided by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice and contains various resources and information about criminal youth and how to help them.

Other websites are more localized and provide information about specific restorative justice programs or organizations.  Some examples of those types of websites include the following:

• http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dcj/index.shtml

This website provides information regarding the Multnomah County, OR, Department of Community Justice.

• http://www.coloradorestorativejustice.org/

This website is provided by the Forum on Restorative Community Justice.  This organization is based out of Broomfield, CO, and looks to involve all members and aspects of local communities into a restorative community justice framework.

• http://www.rjctexas.org

This website is provided by the Restorative Justice Community of Texas, whose mission is to spread the resources and ability to incorporate restorative justice into communities all over the nation.

• http://lcjp.org/index.html

This website is provided by the Longmont Community Justice Partnership of Longmont, CO.  The Partnership consists of community and government organizations working together to bring restorative justice to their local communities.  The website provides information about the Partnership, the services they provide, and is an excellent example of what a community can do with restorative justice.

• http://www.fraserburrard.org

This website is provided by the Fraser Burrard Community Justice Society, which is located in the Province of British Columbia in Canada.  The website consists of the vision, programs, and goals of the Society, and provides another great example of ways restorative justice can be incorporated into a community.