On October 11 at 7:30 pm, the Education Committee will welcome Professor Robert Sand to talk on “Restorative Justice,” which is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior. It recognizes that crime hurts everyone – victims, offenders, and community.
In this Zoom talk, Professor Sand will compare and contrast our conventional responses to harm and crime with the ancient and new restorative approaches. Residents will be asked to consider what the best ways are to achieve true justice.
Robert L. Sand, son of former Kendal residents Judge Leonard Sand and Ann Sand, joined the Vermont Law School faculty full-time in 2016, having served as the Vermont Governor’s Liaison to Criminal Justice Programs; as the former elected State’s Attorney for Windsor County, Vermont, a position he held for 15 years; and as a visiting professor of criminal law at Vermont Law School.
Professor Sand is a 1980 graduate of Hamilton College and a 1987 graduate of Vermont Law School, magna cum laude, where he served as the managing editor of the Vermont Law Review.