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Restorative Circles. Creating conditions for realizing the gift of conflict. Paradigm Shift. No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. ~ Albert Einstein. What is “Restorative”?. RESTORATIVE (noun)
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Restorative Circles Creating conditions for realizing the gift of conflict
Paradigm Shift No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. ~ Albert Einstein
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
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
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
Retributive or Punitive Justice • What law has been broken? • Who broke it? • How shall they be punished?
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.
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
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
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?
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
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?
Summary Conflict Styles
The Restorative Pyramid The Restorative Pyramid RESTORE • dignity and social cohesion REPAIR • misunderstandings, mistakes, missed opportunities RELATE • by building connection, trust, mutuality, community
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
Case Study: John T. Williams • Dashboard cam video • Circle Agreements • Link to article