Day 15 of 30 Days of Compassion from Interfaith Paths to Peace
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Restorative Justice Louisville’s mission is to provide a restorative and holistic approach to crime that promotes justice and reparation for victims, as well as the community, and accountability, personal development and re-integration of the offender into a productive community lifestyle.
“Through Restorative Justice Louisville, I have been able to learn from my mistake, apologize and fix the hurt I have caused Miss Doris and our neighborhood. I kept my job, and I am still going to school. Without RJL stepping in, I do not know where I would be.” Jeremy
RJL’s general approach used in cases such as the one involving Jeremy and Doris is based on four steps: truth telling, apology, making reparations, and reconciliation. Specifically, RJL uses the Family Group Conference model mentioned above as adapted from The Little Book of Family Group Conferences: New Zealand Style by Allen MacRae and Howard Zehr. The Family Group Conference is a decision-making meeting led by trained facilitators involving a face-to-face meeting for victims (or a victim representative) and offenders along with supporters from both sides. RJL’s specific goals for the meeting are to repair the harm caused by the offense; to address the victim’s needs; to support the offender as he/she takes responsibility for the offense; and to empower the offender’s family and support persons to play an important role in promoting positive behavioral change. The outcome of the conference is to establish a viable plan that will repair the harm caused to the victim and the community.
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http://www.rjlouisville.org/
Restorative Justice Louisville’s mission is to provide a restorative and holistic approach to crime that promotes justice and reparation for victims, as well as the community, and accountability, personal development and re-integration of the offender into a productive community lifestyle.
“Through Restorative Justice Louisville, I have been able to learn from my mistake, apologize and fix the hurt I have caused Miss Doris and our neighborhood. I kept my job, and I am still going to school. Without RJL stepping in, I do not know where I would be.” Jeremy
RJL’s general approach used in cases such as the one involving Jeremy and Doris is based on four steps: truth telling, apology, making reparations, and reconciliation. Specifically, RJL uses the Family Group Conference model mentioned above as adapted from The Little Book of Family Group Conferences: New Zealand Style by Allen MacRae and Howard Zehr. The Family Group Conference is a decision-making meeting led by trained facilitators involving a face-to-face meeting for victims (or a victim representative) and offenders along with supporters from both sides. RJL’s specific goals for the meeting are to repair the harm caused by the offense; to address the victim’s needs; to support the offender as he/she takes responsibility for the offense; and to empower the offender’s family and support persons to play an important role in promoting positive behavioral change. The outcome of the conference is to establish a viable plan that will repair the harm caused to the victim and the community.
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