The 5 R's include relationship, respect, responsibility, repair and reintegration. As this article points out, at the heart of every restorative process is a damaged relationship between the person who caused a harm, the recipient of the harm, and the community in which the harm was felt.1 Jan 2018
What are the 5 components of restorative justice?
A great way to understand the Restorative Justice Community Group Conference process is to look at it through the lens of the 5 R's: Relationship, Respect, Responsibility, Repair, and Reintegration (credited to Beverly Title, founder of Resolutionaries).
What three questions does restorative justice ask?
- What did you think when you realized what had happened?
- What impact has this incident had on you and others?
- What has been the hardest thing for you?
- What do you think needs to happen to make things right?
What are the 6 principles of restorative justice?
Restorative practices are underpinned by a set of values, these include: Empowerment, Honesty, Respect, Engagement, Voluntarism, Healing, Restoration, Personal Accountability, Inclusiveness, Collaboration, and Problem-solving.
- What happened?
- What were you thinking of at the time?
- What have you thought about since?
- Who has been affected by what you have done?
- In what way have they been affected?
- What do you think you need to do to make things right?
What does restorative meeting mean?
A restorative conference is a structured meeting between offenders, victims and both parties' family and friends, in which they deal with the consequences of the crime or wrongdoing and decide how best to repair the harm.
What is a restorative practice approach?
Restorative practice is a way of working with conflict that puts the focus on repairing the harm that has been done. It is an approach to conflict resolution that includes all of the parties involved.
What are 5 basic principles of restorative justice?
- Invite full participation and consensus.
- Work towards healing what has been broken.
- Seek direct accountability.
- Reintegrate where there has been division.
- Strengthen the community and individuals to prevent further harms.
What are the 3 R's of restorative justice?
Restorative Justice acknowledges that those who have been most directly impacted by a crime have needs: a need for answers, a desire to understand what happened and why; a need to share what the impact and effects have been; a need for healing and closure.
What are examples of restorative practices?
Popular examples of restorative processes include affective statements, community-building circles, small impromptu conferencing, and setting classroom agreements or norms. In the Restorative Justice community, it can take three to five years to implement restorative practices within a school site.