Question 1

Because those who have been harmed are in a different moral position from those who have caused the harm, encounter process facilitators:

Accepted Answer

A)  Favor the person harmed in the process. 
B)  Make sure the parties consider the injustice done and how to repair it. 
C)  Shame the offender to force them to accept responsibility for what they have done. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Favor the person harmed in the process. 
B)  Make sure the parties consider the injustice done and how to repair it. 
C)  Shame the offender to force them to accept responsibility for what they have done. 
D)  All of the above. B

Question 2

According to the text, although victims should only engage in encounter programs voluntarily, it's okay to use coercive incentives to get offenders to participate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

A family group conference could have a dozen or more people in attendance, including the arresting police officer and other criminal justice representatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

After a circle process has produced a plan by consensus of the whole circle, follow-up circles may be organized to monitor progress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The advantages of circle processes over typical criminal justice proceedings include that lay participation is encouraged, the amount and quality of information is greatly increased, and creative new options for sentencing can be explored.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An encounter allows the person harmed and the person harming to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Clarify for the parties what actually occurred in a crime. 
B)  Clarify the harms that resulted from the crime. 
C)  Identify steps to help address the harm. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Clarify for the parties what actually occurred in a crime. 
B)  Clarify the harms that resulted from the crime. 
C)  Identify steps to help address the harm. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 7

Research on drunk driving panels has shown a dramatic change in the attitudes of offenders and in the likelihood of recidivism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The primary goal of encounter programs is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Teach those who harmed others a lesson about responsibility. 
B)  Avoid the courtroom if at all possible. 
C)  Provide a process that both the person harmed and the person causing the harm perceive as fair. 
D)  Make those who are harmed less angry. 
A)  Teach those who harmed others a lesson about responsibility. 
B)  Avoid the courtroom if at all possible. 
C)  Provide a process that both the person harmed and the person causing the harm perceive as fair. 
D)  Make those who are harmed less angry.

Question 9

Effective victim-offender encounters include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Meeting 
B)  Understanding 
C)  Agreement. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Meeting 
B)  Understanding 
C)  Agreement. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 10

The first use of a restorative encounter in America took place in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Boston, Massachusetts. 
B)  Chicago, Illinois. 
C)  Elmira, Ontario 
D)  Tacoma, Washington. 
A)  Boston, Massachusetts. 
B)  Chicago, Illinois. 
C)  Elmira, Ontario 
D)  Tacoma, Washington.

Because those who have been harmed are in a different moral position from those who have caused the harm, encounter process facilitators:

According to the text, although victims should only engage in encounter programs voluntarily, it's okay to use coercive incentives to get offenders to participate.

A family group conference could have a dozen or more people in attendance, including the arresting police officer and other criminal justice representatives.

After a circle process has produced a plan by consensus of the whole circle, follow-up circles may be organized to monitor progress.

The advantages of circle processes over typical criminal justice proceedings include that lay participation is encouraged, the amount and quality of information is greatly increased, and creative new options for sentencing can be explored.

An encounter allows the person harmed and the person harming to:

Research on drunk driving panels has shown a dramatic change in the attitudes of offenders and in the likelihood of recidivism.

The primary goal of encounter programs is to:

Effective victim-offender encounters include:

The first use of a restorative encounter in America took place in:

How Patterns of Thinking Can Obstruct Justice

The Development of a New Pattern of Thinking

Justice That Promotes Healing

Inclusion

Repair

Cohesion

Toward a Restorative System

Shifting to a Restorative Paradigm

Transformation

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Exam 5: Encounter

Because those who have been harmed are in a different moral position from those who have caused the harm, encounter process facilitators:

According to the text, although victims should only engage in encounter programs voluntarily, it's okay to use coercive incentives to get offenders to participate.

A family group conference could have a dozen or more people in attendance, including the arresting police officer and other criminal justice representatives.

After a circle process has produced a plan by consensus of the whole circle, follow-up circles may be organized to monitor progress.

The advantages of circle processes over typical criminal justice proceedings include that lay participation is encouraged, the amount and quality of information is greatly increased, and creative new options for sentencing can be explored.

An encounter allows the person harmed and the person harming to:

Research on drunk driving panels has shown a dramatic change in the attitudes of offenders and in the likelihood of recidivism.

The primary goal of encounter programs is to:

Effective victim-offender encounters include:

The first use of a restorative encounter in America took place in:

How Patterns of Thinking Can Obstruct Justice

The Development of a New Pattern of Thinking

Justice That Promotes Healing

Inclusion

Repair

Cohesion

Toward a Restorative System

Shifting to a Restorative Paradigm

Transformation

Filters