How Restorative are You? Introducing the Restorative Index

Abstract

Barre, where he also serves as interim program coordinator. He formerly served as a juvenile probation officer, where he designed, implemented, and facilitated a unique RJ-based program for serious and repeat youthful offenders. His research areas are restorative justice, positive criminology/psychology, and program/policy evaluation. His faculty bio is available at https://wilkesbarre.psu.edu/person/olson-jeremy Rebecca S. Sarver, PhD, is a lecturer in Human Services at Elmira College in Elmira, NY. She is a former advocacy program manager for a sexual assault and domestic violence center. Her research areas are leadership, military leadership in higher education, restorative justice, and positive criminology/psychology. Remorse for injustice, Apology, Censure of act, Forgiveness of person, Mercy Daly (2015) Informal process, Dialogic encounter among lay actors, Victim description of effects of crime, Offender responsibility, Consensual decision-making, Repair of harm Elechi, Morris, & Schauer (2010) Restoration of people, relationships, and social harmony,

Seeing the Harm to Happiness: Integrating Satisfaction With Life Into Restorative Practices

“…As is the case in our armed robbery example, where a harm has already damaged the web, reactive restorative practices aim to repair the relationships and transform the essential people into a future state of peaceful, moral, and just living among themselves while also working to prevent repeat harms (Davis, 2019; Hamer et al, 2013; Kuhlmann & Kury, 2018; Muhammad, 2019). Where potential harms to the web are identified but not yet perpetrated, such as in the proposed implementation of a racially disparate sentencing policy, proactive restorative practices can help keep the web intact by averting the possible harms (Ishiyama & Laoye, 2016; Olson & Sarver, 2021; Zehr, 2015a). Needs are circumstances that, once addressed, help move the essential people to a transformed state and help to prevent future harms.…”

“…Giving equal attention to holding the person who caused the harm accountable for their actions, developing competencies in essential people, and protecting members of the community is referred to as Balanced And Restorative Justice, or BARJ (Pranis, 1998). While BARJ is most common in juvenile justice implementations of RJ (e.g., Pennsylvania Justice Act), these three elements are found in the common definitions of RJ (Olson & Sarver, 2021). These elements can be seen in the practices and restoration plans of RJ.…”