Reflection Paper On Restorative Practice
Reflection Paper
Koury Cook
RP 500 Basic Restorative Practices
In reflecting upon the class RP 500, Basic Restorative Practices, I have been exposed to a new level of understanding of the essential theories that were presented in various papers. Over the course of this class I was able to explore various corner stone concepts as well as being presented with a new approach to my thinking, which was provided by my peers. In this reflection paper I will attempt to provide evidence of what concepts I have absorbed as well as the overall effect of the experience.
In the first assignment that we were presented with, the challenge that was to gain an understanding of two articles. The first was Conflicts …show more content…
When connecting with various theoretical components of restorative practices I tend to believe that the idea of shame ties in very well. As we know shame can dictate how we respond when confronted with an incident of crisis. In the article Conflicts as Property (Christie, 1977), stated, “It is the conflict itself that represents the most interesting property taken away, not the goods originally taken away for the victim, or given back to him. In our types of society, conflicts are more scarce than property. And they are immensely more valuable.” (p. …show more content…
Fair practice allows us to have a voice, owning the conflict provides a mechanism of understanding. As a result of these ideas, it is imperative to determine how society functions within these concepts. In the article “Restorative Justice in Everyday Life” (Wachtel & McCold, 2000) present us with the criteria in which we as a society can move forward lessoning the impact of harm. The introduction to the social discipline window helps convey the message of how our society has learned to function. Initially, when I was studying this material it brought me back to one of my experiences when I was the Director of Training for a Juvenile Justice Agency. I took the no mercy approach. In short it failed, I failed, and I failed those who depended upon me to lead. According to the social discipline window I was a “To”. Similarly like the justice system, what I needed to learn was how to work in the “With” box, again like our justice
Koury Cook
RP 500 Basic Restorative Practices
In reflecting upon the class RP 500, Basic Restorative Practices, I have been exposed to a new level of understanding of the essential theories that were presented in various papers. Over the course of this class I was able to explore various corner stone concepts as well as being presented with a new approach to my thinking, which was provided by my peers. In this reflection paper I will attempt to provide evidence of what concepts I have absorbed as well as the overall effect of the experience.
In the first assignment that we were presented with, the challenge that was to gain an understanding of two articles. The first was Conflicts …show more content…
When connecting with various theoretical components of restorative practices I tend to believe that the idea of shame ties in very well. As we know shame can dictate how we respond when confronted with an incident of crisis. In the article Conflicts as Property (Christie, 1977), stated, “It is the conflict itself that represents the most interesting property taken away, not the goods originally taken away for the victim, or given back to him. In our types of society, conflicts are more scarce than property. And they are immensely more valuable.” (p. …show more content…
Fair practice allows us to have a voice, owning the conflict provides a mechanism of understanding. As a result of these ideas, it is imperative to determine how society functions within these concepts. In the article “Restorative Justice in Everyday Life” (Wachtel & McCold, 2000) present us with the criteria in which we as a society can move forward lessoning the impact of harm. The introduction to the social discipline window helps convey the message of how our society has learned to function. Initially, when I was studying this material it brought me back to one of my experiences when I was the Director of Training for a Juvenile Justice Agency. I took the no mercy approach. In short it failed, I failed, and I failed those who depended upon me to lead. According to the social discipline window I was a “To”. Similarly like the justice system, what I needed to learn was how to work in the “With” box, again like our justice