1. Explain in complete detail Howard Zehrs ' approach to restorative justice. Restorative justice provides an opportunity for people who committed a crime and those who were impacted by it to communicate with one another on the cause, damage, and potential repair. The central concern of restorative justice is the repair of harm caused by the crime committed. Howard Zehr pioneered restoratice justice while directing a halfway house in Indiana. Zehr worked with the residents in “victim-offender reconciliation” after the home burnt down (6). Zehr facilitated meetings between offenders and victims, along with the support networks of each and impacted community members. This aspect remains in restorative justice approaches today. Restorative
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What are the major differences between restorative justice and therapeutic justice? Therapeutic justice goes beyond restoring the harm caused by the crime to take a deeper look at the root cause of why the event occurred in the first place. TJ considers psychology, criminology, and social work; creating outlets such as drug and mental health courts to address special issues. Restorative justice could be said to be responsive first; as it addresses a crime after it was committed and attempts to repair the harm done. Therapeutic justice, although responsive, takes matters a step further when it evaluates the underlying issues that may have led to the crime being committed in the first place.
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It is important for juveniles to know that teachers and school administration do care about bullying in their school. RJ provides an opportunity for the students to meet outside of the potentially adversarial company of their peers. The meeting may bring to the surface underlying issues that lead to the bullying in the first place. It can also help to repair the relationship between the students that has been damaged during the course of the bullying. Restorative justice helps students become more self-aware by considering their own actions and how it impacts other people. The meetings help them learn the means by which to exercise more self-control, as well as problem-solving and communication skills. Finally, restorative justice is a balanced approach compared to punitive measures in schools because it takes into consideration the needs of the victim, as opposed to only weighing what punishment is appropriate for the
What are the major differences between restorative justice and therapeutic justice? Therapeutic justice goes beyond restoring the harm caused by the crime to take a deeper look at the root cause of why the event occurred in the first place. TJ considers psychology, criminology, and social work; creating outlets such as drug and mental health courts to address special issues. Restorative justice could be said to be responsive first; as it addresses a crime after it was committed and attempts to repair the harm done. Therapeutic justice, although responsive, takes matters a step further when it evaluates the underlying issues that may have led to the crime being committed in the first place.
3. Explain how restorative justice works without offender …show more content…
It is important for juveniles to know that teachers and school administration do care about bullying in their school. RJ provides an opportunity for the students to meet outside of the potentially adversarial company of their peers. The meeting may bring to the surface underlying issues that lead to the bullying in the first place. It can also help to repair the relationship between the students that has been damaged during the course of the bullying. Restorative justice helps students become more self-aware by considering their own actions and how it impacts other people. The meetings help them learn the means by which to exercise more self-control, as well as problem-solving and communication skills. Finally, restorative justice is a balanced approach compared to punitive measures in schools because it takes into consideration the needs of the victim, as opposed to only weighing what punishment is appropriate for the