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A Different Approach
“Restorative Justice is respect. Respect for all, even those who are different fromus; even those who seem to be our enemies. Respect reminds us of our interconnectedness,but also of our differences. Respect insists webalance concerns for all parties. If we pursue justice as respect, we will do justicerestoratively.”
---Howard Zehr
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The Little Book of Restorative Justice
Misconduct viewed as anoffense against the stateor organization.
Offender goes beforeauthority figure whoissues punishment.
Offender’s punishmentusually includes exclusion.
Misconduct viewed asharm to the community.
All affected parties meetto discuss what happenedand how to make thingsright.
Offender empowered tocorrect harm and remain within community.
A Different Approach
Traditional Discipline:Restorative Justice:
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