Why Restorative Justice Works Part 1

(NO SOUND)I invite you to view following series of videos. They provide an explanation and theoretical underpinning for the principals of the RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, CONFERENCING AND REAL JUSTICE movements.

I believe these help bring to a larger audience the theory that is largely regarded as the one that explains why Restorative Justice Works. (Be patient this is something to be studied a little.)

The Restorative Justice and Conferencing movement has, for sometime, recognized the work of Silva S. Tomkins and in particular his Affect Theory as providing a foundation for why the practices work.

Central to the discussion is the idea of being non-punitive and understanding that the individual was and always is a member of the community. That both the individual and the community always play a role in what takes place.

This is a growing movement that is rapidly achieving acceptance and the principles of which have been adopted by the United Nations along with a number of penal institutions, prosecutors, many alternative arbitration bodies and conflict resolution organizations to name just a few.

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