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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
Crime wounds…
Justice should
Heal.
Restorative Justice…
is a philosophy about the way we view
crime and wrongdoing and what
we do about it.
Restorative Justice values relationships and focuses of the
harm that was created.
Guiding Principles of Current System
Crime is lawbreaking Accountability is accepting
punishment The government and the
offender are the important participants
Pubic safety requires increased governmental intervention.
Guiding Principles Guiding OfCurrent SystemPrinciples of
Restorative Justice
Crime is lawbreaking
Accountability is accepting punishment
The government and the offender are the important participants
Pubic safety requires increased governmental intervention.
Crime and wrongdoing cause harm
Victim, Offenders, Community identify the harm and decide what needs to happen
Government is responsible for order --Communities are responsible for peace
Elements of Restorative Justice
Encounter
Repair
Transformation
Important Features
An opportunity for encounterEmphasis on repairing the harm
Inclusion of victim and offenders in program
Goal of reintegration of victim and offender
Victims
Get the opportunity to : Tell the offender how they have
been affected Have a voice in deciding how
the harm should be repaired Receive support from the
community Have questions answered
Offenders
Get the opportunity to : Be accountable for their actions Hear how their actions affected
others Apologize to the victim Have a voice in deciding how
the harm should be repaired Begin the process of restoring
trust
Communities
Participants get the opportunity to talk about how the behavior has affected them
Take responsibility Have a voice in the
outcome
Current Questions
What happened? (fact finding)
Who is to blame?
What is the appropriate response to deter and possibly punish those at fault, so they will not so the same thing again?
Current
Questions Restorative Questions
What happened? (fact finding)
Who is to blame?
What is the appropriate response to deter and possibly punish those at fault, so they will not so the same thing again?
What happened? (differing perspectives)
Who has been affected?
How can we involve everyone that has been affected in finding a way forward?
How can everyone do things differently in the future?
Restorative Processes
Victim Impact Panels. Community Restorative Boards. Restorative Community Service. Transition Programs. Victim Offender Dialogue in Cases of
Severe Crime. Restorative Circles/Healing Circles. Victim-Offender Mediation. Family/Community Group
Conferencing
Restorative Justice
in the Roanoke Valley……
Family Group/Restorative Justice Conferencing
Referral Pre-conference Preparation Conference Follow up
Restorative Justice values relationships and focuses
on the harm that was createdand
recognizes the importance of including victims, offenders and community members to identify
the harms and decide the outcomes.
Victim Opportunities
The victim has an opportunity to have feelings acknowledged, to have effects of harm recognized and explored, and to be an active participant in the process of reparation.
Offender Accountability
Offenders acknowledge their actions and decisions
(wrongdoing/crime)and accept the obligations
to those they have harmed.
Focus on thePresent and Future
We cannot change the past.The restorative justice process
focuses on the repair of the current harm and the
prevention of reoccurrencein the future.