Restorative Justice

Which of the following may NOT be considered a helpful response to a victim?

"You were lucky you weren't killed."

Which program could be described as: "A small group of volunteer citizens conduct face-to-face meetings with offenders to discuss the nature of the offense and its negative consequences. They establish a set of activities that the offender will do to make right the harm caused and to understand the consequences of his or her actions. Victims are invited to be part of the process."

Community Reparation of Accountability

The Balanced Approach to Restorative Justice focuses on which three components?

Community safety, competency development, and accountability

Which of the following is NOT one of Van Ness' three principles of Restorative Justice? We must:

Ensure youth repair the harm done back to its original state.

Restorative Justice is beneficial because it:

Focuses on the rehabilitation of the youth.

Empower, address problems and plans predict and prepare, vent and validate, and be safe and secure refer to what?

Victim needs

Which of the following practices is NOT a stated way to increase community safety?

Groups increase their ability to prevent crime, resolve conflict, and reduce community fear.

Restorative Justice:

Is an alternative philosophy to traditional justice., Is a belief that the judicial system must do its best to create opportunities for everyone to be made as whole as possible after a crime., and Is the idea of finding common ground, rebuilding relationships, and strengthening connections between groups and individuals.

Restorative Justice interventions and activities - such as group and family counseling, drug therapy and education, job readiness and job counseling, and mentoring - serve what stated purpose?

Provide accountability

Which of the following is NOT a Restorative Justice signpost?

Recognize that while obligations may be difficult for youth, they should not be intended as harms and they must be achievable.

Match the stakeholder with the statement that best describes how the stakeholder is involved in Restorative Justice: Victim

Regains Power

"A process whereby the parties with a stake in a particular offense come together to resolve collectively how to deal with the aftermath of the offense and its implications for the future" is a definition for:

Restorative Justice

Unlike traditional justice, Restorative Justice:

Seeks to develop the youth's abilities or skill competencies.

What are the victim stage of an emotional effect of a crime?

Shock, Disbelief, Denial, Emotional Rollercoaster, Reconstruction of Equilibrium

Implementation of the Restorative Justice philosophy is referred to as:

The Balanced Approach

Encouraging the community and victim to have a say in what amends need to be made and helping the youth fulfill them and repair any harm done helps ensure which component of the Balanced Approach to Restorative Justice?

Accountability

Match the stakeholder with the statement that best describes how the stakeholder is involved in Restorative Justice: Community

Address the Harm

Match the stakeholder with the statement that best describes how the stakeholder is involved in Restorative Justice: Youth

Addresses the Harm