Restorative Justice.

Catalog description

This course examines the philosophy, ideals, and practice of Restorative Justice. Students will have in-depth discussions examining what restorative means, what justice means, and how restorative justice programs fulfill or don't fulfill these concepts. This course will analyze restorative justice programs for both juveniles and adults and students will evaluate the effectiveness of these programs. Students will critically evaluate how society responds to crime and whether restorative justice programs can provide an alternative to punishment-based sanctions. Prerequisite: CJ 201 .