Stichting Jongerenrechtbanken Nederland

Name

Stichting Jongerenrechtbanken Nederland

Legal name

Stichting Jongerenrechtbanken Nederland

Website

https://jongerenrechtbanken.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restorative Justice Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Restorative Practices, Conflict Resolution & Discipline Alternatives (EDAKAMAG)

Keywords

• Restorative justice programs
• Youth court services
• School conflict resolution
• Peer mediation training
• Citizenship education

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam, North Holland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Foundation Funding: Funded by charitable foundations including Maagdenhuis, Gieskes-Strijbis Fonds, Stichting Democratie en Media, Stichting Diorapthe, Stichting Heile Geest of Arme Wees en Kinderhuis te Leiden, Stichting Janivo, and Stichting Weeshuis der Doopgezinden
2. Government Subsidies: Receives municipal subsidies and collaborates with government bodies (police and municipalities) for implementation
3. School Partnership Fees: Schools enter into agreement with Stichting Jongerenrechtbanken to use the 'jongerenrechtbank' name and methodology

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stichting Jongerenrechtbanken Nederland delivers restorative justice interventions for Dutch secondary and MBO schools, centered on the Jongerenrechtbank (Youth Court) where student judges convene after an incident to reach a durable solution with accused and affected parties, and Herstelcirkels (Restorative Circles) training that equips mentors and students to facilitate restorative conversations and build a restorative school culture. The offering is supplemented by the Proactieve Cirkel (Proactive Circle) for preventive classroom discussions and operates without involvement of police or the formal justice system.

Product overview

Stichting Jongerenrechtbanken Nederland offers a unified restorative justice program for schools consisting of two core interventions: the Jongerenrechtbank (Youth Court), where student judges convene after incidents to find durable solutions with all parties, and the Herstelcirkels (Restorative Circles) training, which teaches mentors and students to conduct restorative conversations and build a restorative school culture. These are complemented by the Proactieve Cirkel (Proactive Circle) for preventive classroom discussions. The organization began as a pilot in 2014 with three Amsterdam schools and has since expanded to dozens of schools nationwide, collaborating with Stichting Halt since 2020.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jongerenrechtbank (Youth Court) A restorative justice intervention in which trained student judges convene after an incident to find a sustainable solution together with all involved parties—both accused and affected—without involvement of police or the formal justice system. Delivered to Dutch secondary and MBO schools.
• Herstelcirkels (Restorative Circles) Training program in which school mentors and students learn to conduct restorative conversations and collaboratively build a restorative school culture, applied both proactively and after incidents. Delivered to Dutch secondary and MBO schools.
• Proactieve Cirkel (Proactive Circle)

Quantifiable outcome

• Growing from 3 schools in 2014 to dozens across Netherlands
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stichting HaltcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Since 2020, structural collaboration with Stichting Halt for prevention and treatment of youth involved in boundary-crossing behavior or minor criminal incidents. Joint offerings developed combining Halt's prevention consultations with youth court guidance. Since 2024, there is a personnel union between both foundations at board and Supervisory Board level. They also conduct joint research on methods and effectiveness of youth courts in secondary education and MBO.
• Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUvA wrote an advisory report on the scope of Youth Courts in March 2023 as part of developing a national framework
• Universiteit LeidenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity conducted research on Youth Courts in June 2018
• MotivactionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and strategy firm conducted pilot research in September 2018

Scale indicators5 records

Direct peers

• Stichting Halt: Dutch foundation delivering prevention and intervention programs for youth involved in boundary-crossing behavior. Direct strategic partner of JRB since 2020 with a personnel union since 2024, jointly offering school-based restorative programs; comparable as a non-profit youth justice prevention provider in NL schools.
• Red Hook Community Justice Center: Brooklyn-based community court that inspired the founders' 2011 visit and the Dutch youth court model. Operates a youth court component embedded in a neighborhood justice center, providing the conceptual blueprint for JRB's Jongerenrechtbank.

Broad incumbents

• Restorative Justice Council (UK): UK membership body promoting restorative practice across education, criminal justice, and social care, including accredited training for schools. Comparable as a cross-sector promoter of restorative practice in schools, especially the circle-based methodology used in JRB's Herstelcirkels.
• Center for Justice Innovation: US/UK non-profit advancing community-led criminal justice innovation, including youth courts and restorative practices in schools. Comparable as a knowledge and capacity-building partner for school-based restorative justice programs.
• International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP): Global leader in restorative practices training and certification with a SaferSanerSchools whole-school approach in K-12. Most established practitioner and trainer of restorative justice in education, including circle facilitation similar to JRB's Herstelcirkels.
• National Association of Youth Courts (US): US membership association supporting the 1,100+ youth court programs cited as JRB's reference model. Comparable as the category-defining network for student-led youth courts, providing the conceptual and operational reference for JRB's Jongerenrechtbank.

Regional players

• Restorative Practices New Zealand (RPNZ): New Zealand membership network supporting schools to adopt restorative practices, including whole-school circle methodology. Comparable as a non-profit training and credentialing body for school-based restorative practice in a single country.
• Restorative Schools (Restorative Justice for Scotland): Scottish organization that trains educators in restorative approaches for Scottish schools. Comparable as an education-focused restorative justice non-profit operating under a national education framework in a single country, similar in scope to JRB's Dutch school focus.
• Mentoring Plus (NI): UK charity delivering restorative practice programs and youth mentoring in schools, including circle facilitation training similar to JRB's Herstelcirkels. Comparable as a regional non-profit delivering restorative methodology in schools via trained mentors.

Emerging players

• Peacemaker Enterprises: US-based organization training schools and organizations in restorative circles and peacemaking circles. Comparable as a methodology and training provider for restorative circles in education settings, parallel to JRB's Herstelcirkels program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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