This course will provide a critical introduction to the fundamental principles and practices of restorative justice including its historical and indigenous roots. The course explores the needs and roles of key “stakeholders” (victims, offenders, communities, justice systems), outlines the basic principles and values of restorative justice, and introduces some of the primary models of practice used both globally as well as locally. The course will also address the challenges to restorative justice—the dangers, the pitfalls—as well as possible strategies to help prevent restorative justice from failing to live to its full promise.
- Teacher: Leanne Trapedo Sims