Carolyn Boyes-Watson, Associate Professor

Carolyn Boyes-Watson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Center for Restorative Justice at Suffolk University

Mailing address:
Department of Sociology
Suffolk University
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02108

Phone: 617.573.8085
Fax: 617.994.4278
cwatson@suffolk.edu
Office:  73 Tremont Street, 7th Floor

Office Hours, Fall 2008

Research Interests

Restorative Justice, Criminal Justice, Organizational Change and Development, Youth and Adult Development, Education Reform

Education

M.A. Ph.D. in Sociology 1991 Harvard University
B.A. 1978, University of Pennsylvania

Employment

Associate Professor, Suffolk University, 1993-current
Lecturer, Social Studies, Harvard University, 1991-1993

Selected Publications

Boyes-Watson C. 2008 Peacemaking Circles and Urban Youth: Bringing Justice Home. MN: Living Justice Press
Boyes-Watson C. 2003.  Crime and Justice.  Boston: Allyn and Bacon
Boyes-Watson. C. 2005. “Community is Not a Place But a Relationship: Lessons for Organizational Development” Public Organization Review: A Global Journal Vol. 5, Issue No. 4
Boyes-Watson C. 2005  “Seeds of Change: Peacemaking Circles as Tool to Build a Village for Every Child”  Child Welfare, 84(2): 191-208. 
Boyes-Watson C. 2004 “The Value of Citizen Participation in Restorative/Community Justice: Lessons from Vermont” Criminology and Public Policy.  3 (4): 687-692.
Boyes-Watson C. 2004. “What are the Implications of the Growing State Involvement in Restorative Justice?” in Howard Zehr and Barb Towes, eds. Critical Issues in Restorative Justice.  New York: Criminal Justice Press. Monsey, New York and Cullompton, Devon, UK: Criminal Justice Press and Willan Publishing. p. 215-225.
Boyes-Watson C. 2001 “Healing the Wounds of Street Violence.”  Community and Youth Development Journal Volume 2, No.3, Fall
Boyes-Watson C. and Mary Waters. 2001  “The Promise of Diversity”. In Lani Guiner and Susan Sturm eds.    Whos Qualified   Beacon Press: Boston
Boyes-Watson C. 2000.  “Reflections on the Purist and Maximalist Models of Restorative Justice”.  Contemporary Justice Review Vol.3 (4) pp.441-450. 
Boyes-Watson C. 1999  “In the Belly of the Beast? Exploring Dilemmas of State-sponsored Restorative Justice”.  Contemporary Justice Review   2(3): 261-281 2002
Boyes-Watson C.  1997 “Corporations as Drug Warriors: The Symbolic Significance of Drug Testing”  In Austin Sarat and Susan Silbey (eds.)  Studies in Law, Politics and Society.  Greenwich Ct: JAI Press, 1997.
Boyes-Watson C.   “Recordkeeping as a Technology of Power”.  Berkeley Journal of Sociology.  Vol. 39:1-27; 1995 

Professional Activities

Founding Director, Center for Restorative Justice. The Center for Restorative Justice at Suffolk University is a community-engaged academic center committed to the promotion of restorative justice practices, principles, and values in New England.

Current Grant Support

Executive Office of Public Safety, Charles E. Shannon, Community-Safety Partnership,
Gardiner Howard Shaw Foundation
Massachusetts Department of Social Services and Department of Public Health

Courses Taught

Restorative Justice: Principles and Practices
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
Juvenile Justice and the Law
Crimes Against Humanity
Drugs and Society