Restorative Practice Resources Tagged With: restoration

'CASE STUDIES Introduction This document presents nine case studies that provide in-depth examples of the social, wellbeing and cultural outcomes achieved through restorative justice conferencing. Much of the national evidence about the effectiveness of conferencing is based on the assessment of criminogenic outcomes, such as reductions in reoffending. However, an exclusive focus on reoffending fails to capture other important benefits for victims, young people and families, such as: offenders taking responsibility for their actions; the healing benefits for victims; reductions in fear of crime; material restoration; the reintegration of marginalised young people back into their communities; and conflict resolution (Suzuki, 2017, p. 7; Larsen, 2014; Cunneen & Luke, 2007). The case studies also provide a practitioner account of the conferencing process and include reflections about key elements of effective practice. All cases have been anonymised and prepared with the consent of the young people and participants of the conference. '

'Giselle Klapper, a staff attorney with the Sikh Coalition, said their organization advocates for restorative justice when it comes to hate crimes. "Acts of hate (often) come from a lack of understanding and misconceptions," she said. "One way to address that … is thinking about education as opposed to punishment." Klapper stressed how critical it was that Partridge didn't just order Ramsey to attend the event but to also report back on what he learned. This instills accountability on the perpetrator to try to change, rather than to "just feel bad."'

Bright colors and loud music followed the parade Saturday afternoon as more than 1,500 people made their way down Commercial, Hoyt and 12th streets.

'The focus in our criminal justice system as it stands today is punishment, not restoration of the victim or rehabilitation of the defendant. Someday though, as views on criminal justice advance, the idea of restorative justice may play a greater role. By setting up opportunities for the victim and defendants (or their families) to understand what happened, to speak to each other and not just call for blood, everyone may heal quicker.'

Because of the confrontational setting, the defendant perceives the victim as the enemy, not as a human being who deserves empathy and understanding.

Can Ecosystem Restoration be considered as an aspect of Restorative Practice?

"Ecosystems restoration and regenerative development together offer a practical pathway to redesign the human impact on Earth. This is the path towards becoming healers of the Earth and in the process heal ourselves and our relationships with each other and the community of life." ~Daniel Christian Wahl More information & image source: Making the most of the ‘UN Decade on Ecosystems Restoration’: bioregional regenerative development as a deep adaptation pathway

 

New findings suggest trees are 'our most powerful weapon in the fight against climate change', says scientist

 

Eco-Justice Notes for 4/17/17 - Easter, Creation and Restoration. Eco-Justice Notes is a weekly e-mail commentary from Eco-Justice Minstries.