April 17, 2009

With 'Restorative Justice,' Colleges Strive to Educate Student Offenders

By SARA LIPKA

Dustin got so drunk one night in December that he didn't know what happened until he read the police report. His spree, he discovered, had included passing out in a family's front yard, scuffling with the father, and cursing at and fighting with police officers. "I overdid it," says Dustin, 19, a freshman at Colorado State University who preferred not to give his last name. "I was so ashamed and embarrassed of myself for basically everything."

Charged with felony assault, Dustin is