Exam 10: Transformation

Restorative justice processes establish facts and truth about the circumstances of crime, yet value the relational and passionate dimensions that arise when dealing with conflict

According to the text, in order to transform perspectives, we need to apply which of the following?

The late Congressman John Lewis forcefully argued that protests and other forms of civil disobedience was love in action required to stir things up to make things right.

Restorative justice has been deeply influenced by indigenous traditions related to resolving conflict and promoting peace. An example of a restorative model influenced by indigenous traditions is

Restorative justice can produce ongoing transformation, but the transformation must begin within inequitable systems and structures that oppress vulnerable and marginalized people

Griffiths contended that Packer's dual models (crime control and due process) really constituted just one model, which he called the:

It is essential to monitor justice structures-including restorative justice structures-to identify problems that result in less justice for some, and then to remedy and even transform those structures

As we progress towards a restorative system, it will require transformation of

According to Griffiths, Packer's adversarial models assumed disharmony and fundamentally irreconcilable interests amounting to a state of war. Griffiths proposed assuming "reconcilable-even mutually supportive-interests, a state of love" which he called the "family" model.

According to the text, there is no danger in recognizing that crime has moral roots.