THE OFFENDER

APOLOGY - either oral or written, recognizing responsibility and not seeing

oneself as a victim and realizing and acknowledging the harm suffered by the
victim.
REIGNTEGRATION - earning his or her place back in the communit,
particularly through the action plan developed under healing the harm process.

THE VICTIM
HARM - assessing what harm was done, developing a case plan to repair the
harm, and creating an action plan for those responsible for healing and repairing
the harm.
FORGIVENESS - the opportunity is extended for the victim to accept an apology
from the offender and to extend forgiveness.

THE COMMUNITY
RELATIONSHIP - healing broken relationships and creating new relationships.

FOUR KEY VALUES OF THE RESTORATIVE PROGRAM

1. ENCOUNTER - create opportunities for victims offenders and community
members who want to do so to meet to discuss the crime and it's aftermath
the elements, understanding and agreement.
2. AMENDA - expect offenders to take steps to repair the harm they have
caused. The four elements of making amends are; apology, changed
behavior, restitution.
3. REIGNTEGRATION - seeks to restore victims and offenders as a whole,
contributing members of society. The elements of reigntegration are:
acknowledging human dignity and worth, providing material assistance and
offending moral spiritual direction.
4. INCLUSION - provide opportunities for parties with a stake in a specific
crime to participate in its resolution. The ingredients of inclusions are
invitation, acknowledgment that the person invited has unique interest and
recognition that he or she might want to try alternative approaches.

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE - FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES

1. Justice requires that we work to restore those who have been injured:
victims, communities and even offenders.
2. Those most directly involved and affected by crime - victim,offenders
and community - should have the opportunity to participate fully in the
response if they wish.
3. While the government is responsible for perserving a just public order,
the community's role in establishing and maintaining a just peace must
be given significance.