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What is Restorative Justice?
Restorative Justice is a peaceful conflict resolution tool that brings together people who have had a conflict to find a way to heal the harm.
This program targets conflict situations in schools by engaging all affected parties in a process which:
- Addresses the conflict at its root;
- Imposes accountability on and empowers those who have done harm to
correct the harm caused by his/her behavior;
- Empowers those who have been harmed to define what he or she needs to
heal from the harm done; and
- Teaches and engages youths (and sometimes their families) in peaceful
conflict resolution practices.
This program targets conflict situations in schools by engaging all affected parties in a process which:
- Addresses the conflict at its root;
- Imposes accountability on and empowers those who have done harm to
correct the harm caused by his/her behavior;
- Empowers those who have been harmed to define what he or she needs to
heal from the harm done; and
- Teaches and engages youths (and sometimes their families) in peaceful
conflict resolution practices.
How Does It Work?
Restorative Justice asks 3 questions:
What happened?
-Everyone shares their story to gain a common understanding.
Who was affected and how?
-Those who were harmed, those who did harm, families, school, community.
How do we heal the harm?
-Accountability, apology, compensation and community service.
What happened?
-Everyone shares their story to gain a common understanding.
Who was affected and how?
-Those who were harmed, those who did harm, families, school, community.
How do we heal the harm?
-Accountability, apology, compensation and community service.