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Restorative Justice Practices for Community Harmony

Explore various restorative justice processes such as Navajo Peacemaking, Conferencing Models from New Zealand and Australia, and Canadian Sentencing Circles. Learn how these programs focus on reconciliation, healing, and restoring harmony within communities. Discover how victims and offenders come together to find solutions and achieve closure through dialogue and mutual understanding.

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Restorative Justice Practices for Community Harmony

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  1. Restorative Justice:Processes and Practices

  2. Navajo Peacemaking • Formal community response to help people in need • Respond to need and understand why people harm others • Disconnected from the world around them • Help people reconnect with people

  3. Navajo Peacemaking • Achieve peace by talking things out • Peacemaker • Listens to dispute • Agree on a practical solution • Two values: • k’e = solidarity • k’ei = connectedness to others

  4. Conferencing - New Zealand Model • Juvenile Justice • Family group conference • Family/ community members play a big role • Central beliefs: • Making decisions • Family as a positive force • Restorative response vs. Retributive response

  5. Conferencing - New Zealand Model • Youth justice coordinator • Who attends: • Person who did the harm • Victim • Police representative (“prosecutor”) • Decision making process to make things “right” • Come to a consensus on outcome

  6. Conferencing – Wagga Model(Australia) • Juvenile Justice • How to best respond to harm • Difference: • Is run by police or school official • Given opportunity to participate

  7. Conferencing – Wagga Model(Australia) • More offender focused • Asked about offense/feelings • Harmed person • Asked about how it affected them • Asked what they want outcome to be • Written agreement reached in 60 – 90 minutes and is usually a consensus

  8. Community Sentencing Circles(Canada) • Respected member of society • Chairs in a circle • Talk about: • Extent of crimes • Cause of crimes • Impact • What can prevent • What can help offender/victim/community • Sentence plan

  9. Victim-Offender Reconciliation Process (VORP) • Most widely known restorative justice program in North America • Reconciliation programs: • Meet with the person harmed • Tell stories • Heal, reconcile • Bring closure

  10. Restorative Justice Programs in Lee County

  11. Victim Offender Conference Program (2001) • Letter and questionnaire sent to victim • Interested victims are contacted • Program is explained • Offender is contacted • Necessary Paperwork • Set up day/time for conference • Eligibility of Juveniles

  12. Victim Restitution / Community Service Program • Community Service • Earn credit to pay restitution to their victims • $5/hr, Maximum of $200.00 • Failure to complete service • Violation will be filed • Ordered to pay back

  13. Other Programs in Dixon • Mural Project (2007/2008) • 3 area artists work with youth • Paint Mural on the Wall in Probation • Dixon Police Department Peer Jury (2007) • Under development

  14. Does Restorative Justice Work? • Coerced vs. Volunteering • Remorse for action • Apologies • Type of offense • Fear of offender

  15. Reintegration • Difficult to reintegrate • Stigmatization • Bad neighborhoods • No solidarity/support • Limited opportunity

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