Rehabilitate offenders.
Heal victims.
Rebuild communities.
We are victims, offenders, their families, and allies working to implement restorative justice practices in our communities. For almost twenty years, CJC has provided forensic peer evidence-based restorative justice classes in prisons and probation districts across Nebraska, assisting thousands of justice-involved individuals within the criminal justice system.
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"We serve everyone involved in the criminal justice system: victims, offenders and the community with healing-centered resources and research-backed education."
- Adrienne Hauck IIRP Consultant
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Our work keeps thousands of people out of prison, provides a new path for current justice involved people, increases public safety, helps heal victims, and saves the US millions in tax dollars.
What is Restorative Justice?
Restorative Justice is a response to crime that focuses on addressing the harm suffered by victims, holding offenders accountable, and collectively dealing with the consequences of crime. This process rehabilitates offenders, heals victims, and rebuilds communities.
Meet The Team
Adrienne Hauck, Executive Director
Adrienne Hauck is a licensed IIRP Educational Consultant specializing in implementing Restorative Practices in a variety of settings. As a campus administrator she played an instrumental role in the development, implementation, and support of Restorative Practices. She holds a BS In Health/Science and M.ED. Educational Leadership. Adrienne has worked in the Putnam City School District for 23 years, as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and consultant. She currently works in the Oklahoma City Public School District as an administrator and consultant. She is married and has 3 beautiful children and lives in Yukon, Oklahoma.
Maschielle Brakefield, Co-Executive Director
Maschielle Brakefield has been a public educator for 30 years and is now an educational consultant specializing in the areas of special education and positive behavior intervention. She supports classroom management and building healthy school communities. As a lead special education teacher Maschielle has been responsible for successfully designing and developing methods that encourage inclusion of ALL students within socially diverse populations. She holds a BS in Elementary Education, M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction, and is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher in Literacy. She has presented at the local, state, and national levels; working with like-minded colleagues being one of her very favorite activities. Maschielle has two grown children and currently lives in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Santa Fe, NM enjoying hiking, skiing, fishing, reading and caring for her menagerie of pets, including 9 hens.
Jacquelyn Schoppa, Trainer
Jacquelyn Schoppa is an LPC in Oklahoma City. She received her degree in Communication from Drury University before going on to obtain her masters in Counseling at Oklahoma State University in 2013. She currently works primarily with adolescents and their families. Her specialties include helping adolescents and their families build positive communication skills and nurturing relationships. She also spent several years in schools, working in both middle and high school settings as a counselor.
Jermaine Birdow, Trainer
