Community Justice Academy
Certificate-level peacemaking education, carried forward.
CJC is the steward of a peacemaking curriculum inherited from the former Center for Peacemaking at Fresno Pacific University. The Academy preserves that academic and professional frame while connecting the learning to real community justice practice.
Academy Snapshot
Certificate Programs
University-Level Course Structure
Continuing Education Frame
Professional Development
Practicum & Applied Learning
The Academy can serve community members, volunteers, interns, practitioners, schools, public agencies, and professional partners.
A Living Academic Legacy
A university-rooted peacemaking curriculum, carried forward by CJC.
The Academy honors the certificate structure as it exists: units, coursework, learning outcomes, professional development, practicum options, and specialized tracks for different public and community roles.
University-Level Structure
Courses are organized around units, learning outcomes, certificate requirements, and completion pathways.
Professional Development
Programs may support continuing education and professional growth for practitioners and institutional partners.
Practice-Based Learning
Certificates may include practicum, observation, skills development, and applied community justice work.
Peacemaking Legacy
The curriculum carries forward the knowledge entrusted to CJC from the former Fresno Pacific University Center for Peacemaking.
Certificate Programs
Four core certificates anchor the Academy.
The certificates remain the primary structure. Pathways help people find their entry point, but the academic certificate frame stays intact.
Public pathways guide people in. Certificate programs preserve the formal academic and professional structure.
Foundation Certificate
Basic Certificate in Peacemaking
The foundational certificate in conflict resolution, restorative justice, peacemaking, and community transformation.
Coursework
12–18 units
Completion
12 months or longer if needed
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Advanced Certificate
Mediation Certificate
A professional pathway for mediation, conflict management, restorative conferencing, and practicum-based skill development.
Coursework
15–21 units
Completion
18 months or longer if needed
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Practice Certificate
Restorative Justice Facilitator Certificate
A certificate for implementing, facilitating, and sustaining restorative practices in schools, organizations, and communities.
Coursework
15–21 units
Completion
18 months or longer if needed
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Specialized Certificate
Trauma-Informed Practitioner Certificate
A specialized pathway for practitioners applying trauma-informed principles with safety, trust, empowerment, and cultural responsiveness.
Coursework
15–21 units
Completion
18 months or longer if needed
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Course Catalog
Courses support certificate completion, professional development, and pathway-specific learning.
Foundation Courses
Vocational / Career Focus
Electives
Skills / Practicum
Who It Serves
The Academy meets people where their role already touches conflict, harm, healing, or public life.
Learners may be community members, school staff, public agency partners, justice system professionals, healthcare workers, or practitioners seeking deeper formation.
Find Your Starting Point
Different learners enter the Academy in different ways.
Some people come to serve. Some come to complete a certificate. Some bring professional experience and want deeper training. CJC helps each learner find the right course, certificate, practicum, or pathway.
Volunteer
Begin with service, orientation, and foundational learning.
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Intern
Connect academic requirements to supervised community practice.
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Practitioner
Build on existing skills through certificates, and appliedpractice.
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Partner
Create training, referral, and professional-development pathways.
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