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Commentary: Reflections on What Picnic Day Means for Criminal Justice Reform and Restorative Justice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2017
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Commentary: Reflections on What Picnic Day Means for Criminal Justice Reform and Restorative Justice

There is a lot of distrust in what I will call the social justice community, at least some segments prote ...

There is a lot of distrust in what I will call the social justice community, at least some segments protesting the Picnic Day incident, that came out last night. In my view, the reality is that witho ...

September 13, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Davis Explains How Restorative Process Might Work for Picnic Day 5

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2017
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Mayor Davis Explains How Restorative Process Might Work for Picnic Day 5

When the five co-defendants plead no contest to the felony resisting arrest charge in the Picnic Day inci ...

When the five co-defendants plead no contest to the felony resisting arrest charge in the Picnic Day incident it was recorded as a deferred entry of judgment (DEJ) which does not get recorded as a con ...

September 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Not the Outcome They Desired, but the Certainty They Needed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2017
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Commentary: Not the Outcome They Desired, but the Certainty They Needed

It was a strange two days, to say the least. Tuesday started with Antwoine Perry dismissing his attorney ...

It was a strange two days, to say the least. Tuesday started with Antwoine Perry dismissing his attorney, as we understand it, mainly for financial reasons. The other four co-defendants resumed thei ...

August 31, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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DA’s Office Releases Four-Year Report on Neighborhood Court Program

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 03, 2017
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DA’s Office Releases Four-Year Report on Neighborhood Court Program

(From Press Release) - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced the release of a comprehensive “Four-Year ...

(From Press Release) - District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced the release of a comprehensive “Four-Year Report on Neighborhood Court.” Initially developed by the District Attorney in 2013, in collabo ...

August 03, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: The Dark Underbelly and Our Broken Times

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: The Dark Underbelly and Our Broken Times

Thoughts On 11 Years of The Vanguard and Addressing the Brokenness of Our Times Eleven years ago today, i ...

Thoughts On 11 Years of The Vanguard and Addressing the Brokenness of Our Times Eleven years ago today, in times that were troubled in many of the same ways we see today, I founded the Davis Vanguard. ...

July 30, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Restorative Justice: Let’s Keep the Conversation Going

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 27, 2017
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Restorative Justice: Let’s Keep the Conversation Going

By Deborah Brusco, Diane Clarke, Elvia Garcia, Kara Hunter, Jeannette Lejardi, and Manuel Medeiros Over t ...

By Deborah Brusco, Diane Clarke, Elvia Garcia, Kara Hunter, Jeannette Lejardi, and Manuel Medeiros Over the past several years, restorative justice has been showing up as a thread in our community’s c ...

June 27, 2017
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My View: Restorative Justice Will Be the Key to Islamic Center Vandalism

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2017
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My View: Restorative Justice Will Be the Key to Islamic Center Vandalism

There was a lot of anger and apprehension that came out of Judge Dan Maguire’s decision to grant Lauren K ...

There was a lot of anger and apprehension that came out of Judge Dan Maguire’s decision to grant Lauren Kirk-Coehlo probation rather than prison time. And there is justification for that view. There ...

June 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Can a Restorative Process Work for the Islamic Center Vandal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Can a Restorative Process Work for the Islamic Center Vandal?

The first step of a potential restorative process was always going to be the resolution of the criminal m ...

The first step of a potential restorative process was always going to be the resolution of the criminal matter against Lauren Kirk-Coehlo, who has now admitted to having committed the vandalism and de ...

April 24, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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A Look Ahead to Mayor Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2016
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A Look Ahead to Mayor Davis

Two years ago, Joe Krovoza ended his lengthy tenure as mayor, where he had served from January 2011 until ...

Two years ago, Joe Krovoza ended his lengthy tenure as mayor, where he had served from January 2011 until June 2014. For some observers, the expectation was that there would not be a tremendous amoun ...

June 26, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Story Behind the Girl in South Carolina

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Story Behind the Girl in South Carolina

Those quick to jump on parents and the school might be interested to learn that, according to a story in ...

Those quick to jump on parents and the school might be interested to learn that, according to a story in the New York Daily News, State Rep. Todd Rutherford, an influential Democrat, said that the tee ...

November 02, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: Troubling Protests in South Carolina, Complex Situation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 01, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: Troubling Protests in South Carolina, Complex Situation

Leaving aside any racial implications involved in the incident at the high school in South Carolina, it t ...

Leaving aside any racial implications involved in the incident at the high school in South Carolina, it troubles me greatly that the students would be protesting the firing of school resource officer ...

November 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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I Believe in Restorative Justice for My Child’s Killer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2015
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I Believe in Restorative Justice for My Child’s Killer

By Sharletta Evans It has been nearly 20 years since my 3-year-old son, Casson Xavier “Biscuit” Evans, wa ...

By Sharletta Evans It has been nearly 20 years since my 3-year-old son, Casson Xavier “Biscuit” Evans, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Denver. Back then, I wanted the three teenagers charged with ...

April 25, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Restorative Justice: The New Way Forward

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 02, 2015
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Restorative Justice: The New Way Forward

by Lisa M. Rea Most of us know someone injured by crime. They are offenders, ex-offenders and their famil ...

by Lisa M. Rea Most of us know someone injured by crime. They are offenders, ex-offenders and their families, or crime victims and their families. How should we as a society view prisons, corrections, ...

April 02, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: DA-Judge Battle Over Turf, Miss New Opportunities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2015
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My View: DA-Judge Battle Over Turf, Miss New Opportunities

Two weeks ago we reported that Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig went to the Yolo County Board of ...

Two weeks ago we reported that Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig went to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to discuss what he saw as a rising crime rate resulting from AB 109 and Prop. 47. ...

March 28, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Urban Farm, Binning and Alternative Conflict Resolution

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 02, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Urban Farm, Binning and Alternative Conflict Resolution

What Should the City Do About Mace 25? As we reported on Saturday, the Davis City Council will be asked o ...

What Should the City Do About Mace 25? As we reported on Saturday, the Davis City Council will be asked on Tuesday to evaluate the suitability of the city-owned 25-acre parcel for a community farm and ...

March 02, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Full Circle and a Big Victory For Restorative Justice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 01, 2015
| (15) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Full Circle and a Big Victory For Restorative Justice

In January, when Assistant Police Chief Darren Pytel and many of the other members of the Community-Polic ...

In January, when Assistant Police Chief Darren Pytel and many of the other members of the Community-Police Working Group presented their recommendation to the Human Relations Commission, it marked a ...

March 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: New Police Conflict Resolution Program Could Change Community-Police Relations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2015
| (10) Comments

My View: New Police Conflict Resolution Program Could Change Community-Police Relations

In the last several months across the nation, we have seen play out in Ferguson and Staten Island and els ...

In the last several months across the nation, we have seen play out in Ferguson and Staten Island and elsewhere what played out in Davis back in 2006. A lot of people I talk to do not really remember ...

February 28, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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City of Davis To Implement Community-Police Alternative Conflict Resolution Pilot Program

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2015
| (12) Comments

City of Davis To Implement Community-Police Alternative Conflict Resolution Pilot Program

The city of Davis is implementing a restorative justice-style alternative conflict resolution pilot progr ...

The city of Davis is implementing a restorative justice-style alternative conflict resolution pilot program that will enable citizens with complaints about police interactions to go through mediated s ...

February 28, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: Prop. 47 Opens a Door For Restorative Programs If We’re Willing to Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2014
| (16) Comments

Sunday Commentary II: Prop. 47 Opens a Door For Restorative Programs If We’re Willing to Change

Interesting piece in the Woodland Daily Democrat talking about the impact of Prop. 47 – which was passed ...

Interesting piece in the Woodland Daily Democrat talking about the impact of Prop. 47 – which was passed last month and reduces drug and petty theft charges to misdemeanors. The paper interviewed Judg ...

December 21, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Local Data Shows Same Racial Gap on Suspensions, Calls for Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2014
| (117) Comments

Local Data Shows Same Racial Gap on Suspensions, Calls for Reform

The national discourse on police stops has focused discussion on issues such as racial profiling and dist ...

The national discourse on police stops has focused discussion on issues such as racial profiling and distrust in the African-American community with law enforcement. But data that was released back in ...

December 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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