Peacemaking, within the tribal court systems, has been used as a restorative practice that focuses primarily on mending relationships and healing the community. This occurs after an offense has been committed. When a case is referred to peacemakers, there is a circle formed that includes the victim, as well as, the suspect, any family, or members of the community that could have been also affected by the crime that had taken place. These individuals eat together, pray together, and then discuss the issue until they find a solution. The purpose of this essay is to discuss similarities and differences within the Native American and the Mennonite communities regarding restorative justice.
Mennonites
Restorative justice gives the victims, offenders, and communities a different alternative for dealing with the harm that was caused by a crime, essentially a three-dimensional …show more content…
This is where disgracing the suspect has been used as way of punishment for the suspect’s wrongdoings. Minority communities, which includes Latinos ,African Americans, Native American sand Canadian Mennonites, have also been a part of different restorative justice practices over the course of many years (Grant & Gumz, 2009). Restorative justice has been used as an umbrella term, as a protector, for various practice approaches within these communities. Although these kinds of practices are used in an exclusive manner by mutual agreement, differences across the categories have begun to blur their visions for these programs. There are three different types of restorative justice that have been explored and they include: 1) victim–offender mediation, 2) family group conferencing and 3) peacemaking circles. The Victim Offender Mediation Association has reported that there are over 1,200 restorative justice programs currently in Europe and North America (Grant & Gumz, 2009). Victim Offender Mediation is known as the most common
Mennonites
Restorative justice gives the victims, offenders, and communities a different alternative for dealing with the harm that was caused by a crime, essentially a three-dimensional …show more content…
This is where disgracing the suspect has been used as way of punishment for the suspect’s wrongdoings. Minority communities, which includes Latinos ,African Americans, Native American sand Canadian Mennonites, have also been a part of different restorative justice practices over the course of many years (Grant & Gumz, 2009). Restorative justice has been used as an umbrella term, as a protector, for various practice approaches within these communities. Although these kinds of practices are used in an exclusive manner by mutual agreement, differences across the categories have begun to blur their visions for these programs. There are three different types of restorative justice that have been explored and they include: 1) victim–offender mediation, 2) family group conferencing and 3) peacemaking circles. The Victim Offender Mediation Association has reported that there are over 1,200 restorative justice programs currently in Europe and North America (Grant & Gumz, 2009). Victim Offender Mediation is known as the most common