2010 International Restorative Justice Month
U.S. bishops have advocated for a more humane approach called “Restorative Justice” to repair the harm caused by criminal behavior to the extent possible. The growing social justice movement encourages victims, offenders and their impacted communities to fully participate in the healing process through victim/offender dialogue, restitution, victim and ex-offender assistance, sentencing circles and community service.
Parish Bulletin: Five short stories (200 words) to be included into the body/text of the parish bulletin – one for each week.
1. Week 1: - Restorative Justice, Overview (Spanish)
2. Week 2: - The Victim (Spanish)
3. Week 3: - The Offender (Spanish)
4. Week 4: - The voice of a Chaplain (Spanish)
5. Week 5: - The voice of a professional working in the system (Spanish)