Restorative Justice Asks These Questions

• How can we increase opportunity for victim involvement in defining harm and potential repair?
• How can we increase offender awareness of injury to the victim?
• How can we encourage offender acknowledgment of wrongness of behavior?
• How can we involve the offender in repairing the harm?
• How can we acknowledge victim harm and confirm that the victim is not responsible for what happened?
• How can the community send messages of disapproval while not banishing offenders?
• How can the community provide opportunities for the offender to repair the harm?
• How can the community be involved in the process of holding offenders accountable?
• How can we ensure that the offender leaves the system more competent to function effectively in the community?
• How can we increase connections between the offender and conventional community members?