CC211 Lecture 16: Communities & Restorative Justice Criticisms and New Directions for Restorative Justice
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Communities and restorative justice criticisms and new directions for restorative. Rj can help build community: story line. Cjs: promotes harm, blame, and paralysis what to do with crime: stigma with having a criminal record. Rj: repair of harm to relationships; community development. Truth telling through narratives of experience: strengths of the community, failings of the community, social justice issues. Verity and king (2007:480): role of stories: different life experience, narratives. Less opportunities for the community engagement: reality shows, it"s more about the individual instead of collective groups. There is a value in relationships and social networks. A well-connected community leads to lower crime rates. Vom: looking at the larger scale of the community. Rj is democratic, happens outside courts and the cjs. Rj makes sense for a number of reasons. Small size of bonds facilitates of rj. Circle healing and fgc (family group conferencing) Section 718. 2(e) of the ccc: applies all aboriginals on and off the reserve.
