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Abstract: 

Many high schools in the United States offer peer mediation as an extracurricular activity, so some subsection of today’s entering first-year students understand or have at least heard of mediation. Mediation as a tool benefits from a societal reputation as a kinder, gentler solution to legal woes. Students may feel more comfortable with the concept of mediation than with the campus conduct system. There are, of course, caveats to this which this article will explore. I will also spell out a few quick tips for working with or even integrating these studentpeer mediation groups into your campus judicial process. By integration, I mean to consider that such a group may be asked to play a formal part in the role of the judicial affairs office. This may seem a little scary to some at first, but, with proper planning and care, it can be done well.

Keywords: judicial affairs;

Affiliations:  1: Indiana University.