RJ Frameworks
A process that involves, to the extent possible, those who have a stake in a specific offense to collectively address harms, needs, and obligations.
What is the definition of restorative justice?
In restorative justice work, when you're unsure what to do, these serve as your compass.
What are values and/or principles?
This core facilitator capacity invites us to quiet our internal noise, attend to body language and tone, and stay grounded in the moment.
What is presence?
One of the goals of the initial meeting is to build trust, connection, and psychological __________.
What is safety?
This set of questions forms the core of restorative justice reflection: they explore harm, needs, responsibility, and process.
What are: Who was harmed? What do they need? Whose obligation is it to repair the harm? What is the best process?
Restorative justice identifies three key stakeholders in the justice process: impacted persons, responsible persons, and __________.
What is the community?
This foundational communication skill involves reflecting back what someone has said, checking your understanding, and identifying key themes.
This foundational communication skill involves reflecting back what someone has said, checking your understanding, and identifying key themes.
This term describes a foundational element of restorative justice: all participation is __________.
What is voluntary?
Safety, information, truth-telling, and empowerment are examples of these.
What are needs of impacted persons?
Since the primary obligation is to the ___, a restorative process empowers these individuals to participate in defining obligations.
What are victims?
These types of questions often begin with 'what,' 'how,' or 'tell me about...' and invite deeper reflection and storytelling.
What are open-ended questions?
When meeting with a responsible person, one of the goals is to assess their readiness and willingness to take meaningful __________.
What is responsibility (or accountability)?
This core concept shifts from being about punishment to being about acknowledging harm, understanding impact, and making things right.
What is accountability?
Restorative justice values personal change over __________.
What is compliant behavior?
This is an example of a time I practiced radical curiosity as a facilitator.
What is [personal example]?
These are two potential benefits of participating in a restorative process that can be shared with an impacted person during an initial meeting.
What are voice, healing, answers, accountability, influence over outcomes, transformation, or ...?
We are working toward restorative justice when we focus on the harms of wrongdoing more than __________.
What are the rules that have been broken?
As a restorative justice practitioner, this is an example of a time I embodied the value of humility.
As a restorative justice practitioner, (xxxx) is an example of a time I embodied the value of humility.
When an impacted person says what they 'need' is for the responsible person to be locked up (position), one of the underlying interests may be __________.
What is safety, accountability, healing, or __?
This is an example of a time I helped a responsible party overcome resistance and take accountability during an initial meeting.
What is [personal example]?