Crime is on the rise in the US and in Athens, and was on the minds of voters in this year’s midterm elections. While many elected officials take a “get-tough” stance on the issue, Deborah Gonzalez favors a softer approach. Gonzalez, the District Attorney for Georgia’s Western Judicial Circuit, joins us to explain how restorative justice can make both the victims of crime – and the perpetrators – whole.
Athens News Matters: Deborah Gonzalez and Restorative Justice
![](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5fe7706/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3300x2203+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwuga%2Ffiles%2F201711%2Fdeborah_gonzalez.jpg)
votedeborahgonzalez.com