Restoring Justice Review Questions

Chapter 3

1. What are the three conceptions used to define restorative justice, and which is most aligned with the authors' definition?

2. What are the three principles of restorative justice?

3. What are the four "cornerpost values" of restorative justice?

4. Does punishment have a place in restorative justice?

5. What are the elements in a restorative justice response to crime?

6. How does restorative justice seek to prevent crime? What are the roles of the community and the government?

Chapter 4

1. Why is inclusion important and what are the elements of inclusion?

2. In what three ways are victims currently included in the criminal justice process?

3. What does it mean to give victims legal "standing" to pursue reparation?

4. How could offenders be fully included in their case?

5. Why do community members have a stake in the process?