Restorative Justice

What best describes restorative justice theory?

(a) It seeks to repair the harm caused by crime by focusing on the needs of victims, offenders, and communities.

(b) It explains how crime and delinquency are linked to a community’s ability to organize and share values.

(c) Suggests that delinquency is learned through interaction with delinquent peers and

exposure to deviant norms, values, and behaviors (gang involvement).

(d) Shares that delinquency is learned through reinforcing and modeling deviant behaviors in one’s environment (family, peers).

(a) It seeks to repair the harm caused by crime by focusing on the needs of victims,offenders, and communities.

Who is the key theorist of restorative justice?

a. John F. Kennedy

b. Howard Zehr

c. Mary Ann McMillian

d. Donald Duck

Howard Zehr

Which of the following is NOT a key principle of restorative justice?

a) Accountability

b) Forgiveness

c) Harm repair

d) Retribution

c) harm repair

Is John Brain Waite the grandfather of the restorative justice theory?

a. True

b. False

True

In restorative justice, who is typically responsible for deciding the consequences for the

offender?

a) The judge

b) The victim

c) The offender alone

d) A community group, including the victim and offender

a) the judge

Restorative justice practices typically focus on which of the following groups?

a) Victims

b) Offenders

c) The community

d) All of the above

d) All of the above

Which restorative justice practice involves a meeting between the victim and the offender to

discuss the impact of the crime and decide on a resolution?

a) Victim-offender dialogue

b) Circles of support and accountability

c) Restorative conferences

d) Mediation

c) Restorative Conferences

According to John Braithwaite, the use of ________ shaming techniques helps communities play a role in reintegrating offenders back into society.

temporary

In restorative justice, the community is often involved in helping both the victim and offender through support systems.

a. true

b. false

true

As the developmental theories show, many concepts and stages of life can have a ______ effect on the criminological trajectories lives can take.

profound

Neil and Sampson used data from the project on human development in chicago neighborhoods to study the _____ to which the arrest patterns of the individuals born in different periods of social significance may very

extent

Which of the following is a weakness of restorative justice theory?

a. Inconsistent results

b. Limited use for serious crimes

c. Lack of accountability for repeat offenders

d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Which of the following is not a strength of restorative justice theory?

a. It can have a transformative impact on individuals.

b. It fosters improved communication.

c. It completely removes emotional turmoil from victims.

d. It can increase an offender’s motivation to change their behavior.

c. It complexly removes emotional turmoil from victims

According to Howard Zehr, to resolve a wrongdoing:

a. Future intentions need to be addressed.

b. The wrong or injustice must be acknowledged.

c. Equity needs to be created or restored.

d. All of the above

d. All of the above

1Critical Issues in Restorative Justice was written by Howard Zehr?

a. True

b. False

True

Many empirical studies draw the line at age 14, so that any arrest or contact prior to this time is considered early ____?

onset

Which of the following is a key tenet of restorative justice theory?

a. Community involvement

b. Intense shaming

c. Police involvement

d. Incarceration

a. community involvement