Deck 8: Toward a Restorative System

Question 1

According to the chapter, a risk of integrating restorative justice within the contemporary criminal justice system is:

A) Fewer cases will be diverted into restorative processes because government officials forget to inform parties about them
B) Restorative alternatives will be seen as options only for select cases, like lower-level crimes or youth offending
C) Restorative alternatives will take on the characteristics of the dominant system and lose their restorative nature
D) b. and c.
E) All of the above

Answer 1

b. and c.

Question 2

The dual track model assumes all cases are handled restoratively and contemporary criminal justice would serve as a second track for parties unable or unwilling to participate in the restorative system.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

An example of a restorative process that augments the contemporary criminal justice system is:

A) Diversionary programs to which government officials refer willing youth accused of crimes
B) A victim support unit connected with the district attorney's office that provides support services to persons harmed by crime during criminal proceedings
C) Opportunities for persons harmed by crime to give statements about a crime's impact at the time of sentencing
D) a. and b.
E) All of the above

Answer 3

a. and b.

Question 4

Which model is not a system model incorporating restorative justice discussed in the chapter?

A) Safety net model
B) Hybrid model
C) Parallel model
D) Unitary model
E) All are system models that were discussed

Question 5

A sentencing circle occurs after the court determines guilt and allows the person harmed and others in the community to share about a crime's impact and give input into the sentence.

Question 6

An example of a restorative justice program that occurs in prison is:

A) Dialogues that occur between an incarcerated person and the person harmed and potentially others in the family that focuses on meeting the needs of the person harmed and their family
B) Circle processes that develop an incarcerated person's empathy and awareness about their crime's impact on others
C) Group meetings that give incarcerated persons space to process intimate violence they may have experienced and heal from their trauma
D) a. and b.
E) All of the above

Question 7

One way in which restorative justice is used during parole or probation is:

A) Parole board hearings that include the person harmed and others in the community in decisions about the incarcerated person's release and/or conditions they must follow
B) Community members serve as voluntary probation officers who support incarcerated persons on parole as they transition into the community
C) Conditions that require the incarcerated person to make amends to the community after they are released
D) a. and b.
E) All of the above.

Question 8

Programs are nonrestorative if the person who committed the harm is never apprehended, and thus unable to repair the harm they caused.

Question 9

An example of a systemic factor that excludes parties and is plainly nonrestorative is when:

A) Persons harmed never learns about restorative alternatives that are available to them
B) Defense lawyers actively prevent their clients from participating in restorative justice processes
C) Persons who committed harm need to pay a fee to participate in restorative justice processes
D) a. and b.
E) All of the above

Question 10

Three issues to consider when determining the extent programs or systems embody the corner post value of Encounter are:

A) Meeting, Understanding, Agreement
B) Meeting, Safety, Agreement
C) Meeting, Agreement, Process Integrity
D) Meeting, Understanding, Safety
E) None of the above