Case Study: Restorative Justice At CSU
Restorative Justice at CSU Although a relatively new practice in the grand history of criminal justice, community justice
is proving to be an effect means of handling non-violent crimes, and benefits not only victims
and the community, but allows offenders an opportunity to learn, grow, and make restitution for
transgressions. Zehr (2005), writes that the goal of community justice is to create “shalom” in a community and allow all to live prosperously with social justice, freedom from personal threat, and in honesty. But he also believes community justice allows offenders an opportunity for repentance and forgiveness. Restorative justice, an aspect of community justice, transfers power of the handling of transgressions from traditional …show more content…
Case Study: Colorado State University Restorative Justice Program
Colorado State University (CSU) is a public institute of higher education located in
Fort Collins, Colorado. The mid-sized city of approximately 155,000 sits at the base of
the Rocky Mountains on the western edge of the Great Plains. The enrollment at CSU is
about 33,000 and includes undergraduate and graduate students. Upon enrollment, students at CSU are informed about the university’s Code of Conduct by members of the Division of Student Affairs, the board that oversees conflicts involving students.
In addition to the student Code of Conduct, CSU has adopted Principles of Community, a declaration signed on to by all students, faculty, staff, and administration guiding the rules and expectations expected by all members of the CSU community. “The Principles of Community help us express what our community stands for and guide our expectations as we build the …show more content…
• Service: We are responsible, individually and collectively, to give of our time, talents,
and resources to promote the well-being of each other and the development of our local,
regional, and global communities.
• Social Justice: We have the right to be treated and the responsibility to treat others with
fairness and equity, the duty to challenge prejudice, and to uphold the laws, policies and
procedures that promote justice in all respects (Principles of Community, 2017). Although the intent of the Principles of Community is noble, and for the most part honored by the CSU community, there are instances where members of the student body stray from the principles, and commit infractions against fellow students, instructors, or the campus itself.
When such infractions occur, the student is referred to the Student Resolution Center, and sometimes to the center’s Student Restorative Justice Program. Operated under the Division of
Student Affairs, the Student Resolution Center is staffed by 3 full-time, 1 part-time conflict resolution staff and a graduate student. All staff members are certified and trained in
is proving to be an effect means of handling non-violent crimes, and benefits not only victims
and the community, but allows offenders an opportunity to learn, grow, and make restitution for
transgressions. Zehr (2005), writes that the goal of community justice is to create “shalom” in a community and allow all to live prosperously with social justice, freedom from personal threat, and in honesty. But he also believes community justice allows offenders an opportunity for repentance and forgiveness. Restorative justice, an aspect of community justice, transfers power of the handling of transgressions from traditional …show more content…
Case Study: Colorado State University Restorative Justice Program
Colorado State University (CSU) is a public institute of higher education located in
Fort Collins, Colorado. The mid-sized city of approximately 155,000 sits at the base of
the Rocky Mountains on the western edge of the Great Plains. The enrollment at CSU is
about 33,000 and includes undergraduate and graduate students. Upon enrollment, students at CSU are informed about the university’s Code of Conduct by members of the Division of Student Affairs, the board that oversees conflicts involving students.
In addition to the student Code of Conduct, CSU has adopted Principles of Community, a declaration signed on to by all students, faculty, staff, and administration guiding the rules and expectations expected by all members of the CSU community. “The Principles of Community help us express what our community stands for and guide our expectations as we build the …show more content…
• Service: We are responsible, individually and collectively, to give of our time, talents,
and resources to promote the well-being of each other and the development of our local,
regional, and global communities.
• Social Justice: We have the right to be treated and the responsibility to treat others with
fairness and equity, the duty to challenge prejudice, and to uphold the laws, policies and
procedures that promote justice in all respects (Principles of Community, 2017). Although the intent of the Principles of Community is noble, and for the most part honored by the CSU community, there are instances where members of the student body stray from the principles, and commit infractions against fellow students, instructors, or the campus itself.
When such infractions occur, the student is referred to the Student Resolution Center, and sometimes to the center’s Student Restorative Justice Program. Operated under the Division of
Student Affairs, the Student Resolution Center is staffed by 3 full-time, 1 part-time conflict resolution staff and a graduate student. All staff members are certified and trained in