Jonathan Scharrer

Clinical Associate Professor

Pronouns: he/him

Contact

jonathan.scharrer@wisc.edu
608/263-7905
975 Bascom Mall, 4318b Law Building, Madison, WI, USA, 53706-1399

Websites:
Restorative Justice Project

Education

J.D., Marquette University School of Law, 2008
Graduate Certificate-Dispute Resolution, Marquette University Graduate School, 2008
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005

Biography

Jonathan Scharrer is the Director of the Restorative Justice Project at the University of Wisconsin Law School's Frank J. Remington Center. He has extensive experience as a facilitator of victim-offender dialogues in sensitive and violent crimes and as a trainer in a variety of restorative justice practices. Jonathan is active in examining criminal justice policy--with a focus on victim-empowerment and addressing racial disparities in the criminal legal system--and has helped design and implement multiple restorative justice diversion programs and restorative responses to crime. Additionally, Jonathan currently serves as a member of the advisory council for the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice.

Scholarship & Publications

Law Repository

Research Interests

Restorative Justice
Public Policy and Criminal Justice Reform
RJ in Higher Education
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Activities

Jonathan Scharrer presented "Restorative Justice & Restorative Practices" to the Opportunity Youth Coalition of Dane County on May 3, 2024.
Jonathan Scharrer presented during a Badger Talks program on "The Philosophy and Practice of Restorative Justice" to the Rotary Club of Madison on March 11, 2024.
Jonathan Scharrer presented “Implementing Restorative Justice as Diversion Workshop” during From Paradigm to Policy: Transforming Accountability and Public Safety with Restorative Justice hosted via Zoom by the Vera Institute of Justice on Jan. 26, 2024.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Brass Tacks: Implementing Restorative Justice as Diversion Policy," during From Paradigm to Policy: Transforming Accountability and Public Safety with Restorative Justice hosted via Zoom by the Vera Institute of Justice on Jan. 25, 2024.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Brass Tacks: Implementing Restorative Justice as Diversion Policy," during a discussion of From Paradigm to Policy: Transforming Accountability and Public Safety With Restorative Justice hosted by the Vera Institute of Justice on Jan. 25, 2024, via Zoom.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Systems Design in the Field" to the The National Judicial College on July 19, 2023. The presentation was on restorative justice and diversion in the criminal legal system.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Bias, Equity and Restorative Justice" during the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section webinar on June 13, 2023.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Breaking the Cycle with Restorative Justice" during the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership and Development: Reentry Conference Lunch and Learn on June 8, 2023.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Equitable Systems Design in Restorative Justice" during the National Center on Restorative Justice Equitable System Design Institute on March 31, 2023. The institute gathers a diverse group of practitioners, academics and professionals at the interface of restorative justice and the criminal legal system from across the country to advance "equitable systems design" for restorative justice in criminal legal processes.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Restorative Justice in Action," during a National Benevolent Association Webinar on Nov. 15, 2022.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Restorative Justice in Corrections" during the Wisconsin Counties Association Annual Meeting on Sept. 19, 2022.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Bias and Discretionary Decision-Making in RJ Diversion" during the 2022 European Forum for Restorative Justice – 11th International Conference: Justice Beyond Borders on June 24, 2022.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Encountering the 'No:' Finding Our Way Back and Fighting 'No-mentum,'" during the National Association for Community and Restorative Justice 2022 National Conference in Chicago on July 7, 2022.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Encountering the 'No': Finding Our Way Back and Fighting 'No-mentum'," during the National Association for Community and Restorative Justice 2022 National Conference July 7, 2022, in Chicago.
Jonathan Scharrer presented "Restorative Justice in Action" during a National Benevolent Association Webinar on Nov. 15, 2022.