Restorative Justice: Factors Affecting and Communities' Receptiveness
Post a response that addresses the following:
How do political, social, and cultural factors affect a community’s receptiveness to a restorative justice approach?
Is your community receptive to a restorative justice approach? Why or why not?
If you were confronted by a community member who insisted that a “tough on crime” approach works best, how would you respond given what you have learned in this course?
Learning resources :
Belden, D. (2012). Controversies around restorative justiceLinks to an external site.. Tikkun, (1), 27–33.
Newton, D. (2016, October 6). Restorative justice and youthful offendersLinks to an external site..
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Social, cultural, and political factors affect a community’s receptiveness to restorative justice. In particular, politicians believe that they contribute to making policies that improve the justice system, which does not recognize restorative justice. Many cultures believe that criminal offenders should be arrested to make the community safe. So far, there is no public awareness about restorative justice, meaning that many people hesitate to apply it (Belden, 2012). When it comes to the social aspects, individuals would not be interested in interacting with criminals in the name of restorative justice unless proper sensitization is done.
Although my community emphasizes people forgive each other, it is not receptive to restorative justice. Some individua