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.