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Restorative Circles

Learn about restorative practices, a social science theory for engaging conflict, repairing relationships, and restoring dignity post harm. Discover the principles and goals of restorative justice, involving all parties impacted by offenses, to heal and reconcile. Explore a case study on John T. Williams and the implementation of restorative processes.

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Restorative Circles

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  1. Restorative Circles Creating conditions for realizing the gift of conflict

  2. Paradigm Shift No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. ~ Albert Einstein

  3. What is “Restorative”? RESTORATIVE (noun) c.1300 - Latin “restaurere” – to repair, rebuild, renew • Bringing back to a previous condition (e.g., friendship) • Giving back something that was lost or taken • Bringing back strength, health and well-being

  4. What is a “Practice”? PRACTICE (noun) c.1400 – Medieval Latin perform, carry out • The actual application of ideas, beliefs, and methods, rather than theory about such application • Habitual, repeated, customary and expected procedure • Regular performance of activities in order to improve skill and proficiency

  5. What areRestorative Practices? • A social science • A theory for engaging conflict • Repeated, systematic, application of concepts that improve how we: • RELATE to each other • REPAIR rifts in relationships • RESTORE dignity and community after acts of harm

  6. Why Restorative Practices?

  7. Retributive or Punitive Justice • What law has been broken? • Who broke it? • How shall they be punished?

  8. Defining “Restorative Justice” • An approach to justice that focuses on the needs of the victims and the offenders, as well as the involved community, instead of satisfying abstract legal principles or punishing the offender. • Based on a theory of justice that considers crime and wrongdoing to be an offence against an individual or community, rather than the state.

  9. What is Restorative Justice? Restorative Justice is a process to involve, to the extent possible, those who have a stake in a specific offense and to collectively identify and address harms, needs, and obligations, in order to heal and put things as right as possible. ~Howard Zehr

  10. Restorative Principles • Ideally involves everyone impacted by what happened (i.e., community involvement) • Cares for well-being of “victim”, “offender” and community • Focus on repairing harm • Voluntariness • Power sharing

  11. Working WITH people

  12. Restorative or Unitive Justice • What harm has been caused and to whom? • What needs have arisen based on this harm? • Whose obligation is it to meet these needs?

  13. Restorative Justice Goals • Process: To create a container where • the needs of all parties matter • “truth” can be spoken • perspective taking is possible • Goals • Identify and repair the harm done • Restore relationships • Create conditions to decrease likelihood of future harm

  14. Think back… • Think about a person with whom you have conflict (brother, sister, parent, friend) • Think about the last time you had a conflict about something OR you were mad at them • How did it get worked out? Who did what? • Is this how it usually goes?

  15. Summary Conflict Styles

  16. The Restorative Pyramid The Restorative Pyramid RESTORE • dignity and social cohesion REPAIR • misunderstandings, mistakes, missed opportunities RELATE • by building connection, trust, mutuality, community

  17. The RJ Umbrella

  18. When things go wrong (and they will): how do we respond restoratively? • Walk toward conflict • Create containers to hold the conflict • Seek to understand (not to blame) • Perceived harm • Unmet needs • Make things right • Repair harm • Restore relationships • Respond to unmet needs • Implement structural changes

  19. Case Study: John T. Williams • Dashboard cam video • Circle Agreements • Link to article

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