Peacekeeping Courts
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
Read Chapter 7: Mediation Skills in the required course textbook.
Read Why Peacemaking Makes Sense in State Court Justice Systems.
Read Institutional History of Hózh̨óji Naat’aah.
Read Justice in a Circle: How a Peacemaking Court Works.
Although conflict happens in all cultures and nations, indigenous nations often have developed their own approaches to conflict resolution, often described as a style of mediation, which have different characteristics from conflict resolution techniques utilized in Western civilization. Many indigenous nations in North America employ this conflict resolution process in their criminal justice systems and frequently refer to these forums for resolving certain conflicts as peacemaking courts. For this discussion forum, answer the following questions:
Describe what is a peacemaking court.
Discuss three qualities or characteristics of a peacemaking court.
Describe how peacemaking courts are different than adversarial courts used in Western civilization.
Discuss how utilizing peacemaking courts rely upon and utilize the relationship benefits between the parties to the conflict, and possibly their families of the parties as well, to help resolve the conflict between the parties.
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Jandt, F. E. (2016). Conflict and communication. Sage.
Chapter 6: Dealing With Anger, Aggression, and Bullying
Chapter 7: Mediation Skills
The full-text version of this ebook is available in your classroom through the RedShelf platform. Chapter 6 discusses the detrimental effects that anger, aggression, and bullying can have on the creation and resolution of conflict. This chapter also discusses workplace bullying. Chapter 7 discusses mediation, and the relevant steps in its application, as an alternative form of conflict resolution. Chapter 6 will assist you in your Workplace Bullying discussion forum this week. Chapter 7 will assist you in your Peacemaking Courts discussion forum and your Mediating a Conflict assignment this week.
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Describe what a peace-making court.
In other words, a peace-making court is called a restorative justice court. Others refer to it as a healing justice court. By definition, it is regarded as a legal institution that mainly focuses on resolving different conflicts or disputes by applying a holistic method (Johnson, 2016). The court also applies collaboration approaches to ensure that the relationships are restored and issues that led to the conflict are managed appropriately. The aim is to promote healing, foster relationship reconciliations, and understand underlying issues.
Discuss three qualities or characteristics of a peace-making court.
The three characteristics of a peace-making court include having a restorative and healing approach. The priority of a peace-making court is healing and restoration to address conflicts. It avoids the use of any punitive measures. The second characteristic is community involvement and support applied (Johnson, 2016). The community, family members, or other support streams are involved in peace-making courts to help resolve conflicts and maintain relationships. The role of the community members is to support and provide input and alternatives to the conflict. The third characteristic is there is an emphasis on dialogue and constant communication. Communication is healthy and applied immensely in peace-making courts to create relationships and maintain good outcomes.
Describe how peace-making courts are different than ad...