Restorative Justice is the best alternate to corporal punishment. If only every school functioned like this. I believe that if schools would take this step, they would see many more successful juvenile to adult transitions. This system is set up to better the child, and not to restrain them from moving past their mistakes. I like to rename this the "forgiveness" justice model. This is because it takes in account that we all fall down, and that it's how we get back is all that matters. Like it said in this video, most of these kids who got in trouble don't have anyone caring for them in their lives. Once someone showed them that they cared, they turned their behaviors right around. It is just simply amazing what one can learn when someone takes the time to teach them. Not just teach them, but teach and truly care for them at the same time. Unfortunately, most schools just call the cops or expel a student for fighting. If the counselors and teachers would take the time to get to the bottom of the fight, I believe it would give the student a better future. BenRoethlisberger123
totally agree with you on this. School becomes a child second home with them being there 8hrs out of the day and they learn alot there if its not a teacher its another student. The "Forgiveness Justice Model" is a awesome name, to set forward that we do all mess up at different times in our life, and it doesn't mean we have to give up and that others give up on our youth.MotherOf4123
For sure see eye to eye! Pretty amazing someone made this program a reality rather than an idea! The system that is used for deviants was normally setup for them to fail and not prosper. But restorative justice gives them a second at life and teaches them communication skills. The skills they take with them will be evident once the child is brought up in a situation that is similar to what got them in trouble but then would use those skills too evade the issue and ignore it or solve it. It also gives them a sense of compassion, and a mentor. Having someone to talk to about your issues or caring does so much for the self-concept of one-self. rugby123
I like how you pointed out the school systems in your response. If schools di provide these services then they would see a great decrease in delinquency. As I stated in my response, I believe we have a moral obligation, as a society, to provide these kids with the help they need. If we can rehabilitate instead of using the traditional methods then we can greatly reduce delinquency. -Pack123
Restorative Justice is definitely a plus in juvenile punishment. Restorative Justice is a way deter a child from doing wrong to a person because it shows how they hurt that person and all parties that are also harmed by the delinquent act. The child is not incarcerated and slapped with a label that may be hard to reject or even impossible. Its almost like a second chance to show you understand what you did and the harm it cause another individual. A way to rehabilitate someone without taking them out of the community and having them to help the community and even discover a talent or ability they have and never used before.The child isnt locked up and treated as a convict. Rather it be on life this has changed or twenty it shows that it can help a juvenile going down the wrong path, cut the chances in half for them to maybe teach their younger sibling to go the right way and not be a delinquent. This should be in all schools that show signs of delinquent behavior in their schools.MotherOf4123
I totally agree with you. I wish this system was in every school. I think we are taking steps towards this, but still have a ways to go. We need to work on loving and accepting kids, and not turning them away. Shunning kids from school is the worst thing we can do for them, and it just causes more strife in their lives. BenRoethlisberger123
Restorative Justice is such a blessing! WHY ARENT WE FUNDING THIS! This brought so much joy to my heart as I never knew there was such a program that existed! This program could potentially lower crime and gang activity. Just having someone to be there would do so much for a kid’s self-esteem! This works much better than just suspending or expelling a kid and throwing potential away. It is a wake up for sure as they have you face the person who you hit or vice versa and talk problems out like civil human beings and even making more friends with people. The kids then take those lessons and use it when they are brought up with a similar situation. It shows the child that someone does care for their well-being. It also gives a chance for the kid to speak about their feelings and emotions. Life at home may not always be the best so having a mentor does great for these kids! Rugby123
I completely agree with everything that you have to say. Kids would get higher self-esteem, and they would want to do more with their lives. I believe that if schools were to be funding this, than more students would be successful, and people would not be complaining that this is the future of America. FBI123
In this video, I find that a lot of these kids just need some love and support from people. Restorative justice is a great thing for kids because it allows them to get help and share their feelings with people who are there for them. They now know that people are out there to support them and that they can trust to talk about problems they may be having. The kid describes that he spent his last birthday on the streets and now someone is there to throw him a birthday party. When some kids get violent then they get suspended for a few days and come back. After so long of being suspended, the goal is to hope that they won’t continue to do the same thing again. This allows the child or children who need the program to begin a better life before they follow the wrong path. CSI 123
I love restorative justice. It give kids a change to be all that they can be, even when they live is horrible neighborhoods, or with parents that really do not care about that they do. It truly is a blessing for these kids. I personally believe that all schools should be funding this. Instead of expelling or suspending children who do something wrong, just put them in this program, and it would reduce the crime rate. Children who are suspended or expelled have a higher chance of getting involved with gang activity. If a student were to do something bad that would get him or her expelled, they should be enrolled in this program. They should not have the option to get expelled. All schools need to have this! I personally believe that there would be a lot less crime, amid more student transforming to successful adults. FBI123
I to think this is a great thing. Especially in bad neighborhoods. A lot of kids need to learn that there are people out there who do care about the future for them. If the kids could just come together and realize the mistakes they may be making then who knows what future they could have. Cowboy123
I thought this video was very good. The program they take to help better these kids is an excellent idea. I realize that going to school you develop so much of your personality. It is important that not only does the school teach them with education but also teach them with good habits. I also found it really interesting that the one kid decided to do good because he was told he would get a good birthday party in return and that he said no one has ever done that for him. It made me think about when I was growing up my parents would always do me favors if I did good in school. Cowboy123
Restorative Justice sounds like a great idea for schools to start adopting instead of punishing them. From watching the video and listing to the two kids talk it sounds like from just talking to them about what they did wrong and why they did it, makes them more clearly recognize the problem or how to go about solving conflicts with other solutions instead of violence. Maybe if more kids and more schools did this the juvenile incarceration rate would go down tremendously and save themselves and the state thousandths of dollars. But I think starting earlier on junior high kids to would have a better benefit mostly because I think high school kids and older are kind of getting set in their ways or just don't care and just go along with the program to save themselves from being kicked out of school or arrested. wreked32
I will always stress the need for Restorative Justice. When I learned about it in class I was already sold. We, as a society, need to help these kids with behavioral, mental and health issues. We need to focus on providing them with the help they need to prevent them from ever becoming an adult offender. Personally, I believe this all comes down to funding. I feel that our juvenile corrections centers do not have the money to provide services like this nationwide. I feel that we spend too much money on traditional correction beliefs that do more bad than good. If we can rehabilitate these kids and help them through the struggles of growing up then we can cut down on delinquency greatly. -Pack123
Restorative Justice is the best alternate to corporal punishment. If only every school functioned like this. I believe that if schools would take this step, they would see many more successful juvenile to adult transitions. This system is set up to better the child, and not to restrain them from moving past their mistakes. I like to rename this the "forgiveness" justice model. This is because it takes in account that we all fall down, and that it's how we get back is all that matters. Like it said in this video, most of these kids who got in trouble don't have anyone caring for them in their lives. Once someone showed them that they cared, they turned their behaviors right around. It is just simply amazing what one can learn when someone takes the time to teach them. Not just teach them, but teach and truly care for them at the same time. Unfortunately, most schools just call the cops or expel a student for fighting. If the counselors and teachers would take the time to get to the bottom of the fight, I believe it would give the student a better future. BenRoethlisberger123
ReplyDeletetotally agree with you on this. School becomes a child second home with them being there 8hrs out of the day and they learn alot there if its not a teacher its another student. The "Forgiveness Justice Model" is a awesome name, to set forward that we do all mess up at different times in our life, and it doesn't mean we have to give up and that others give up on our youth.MotherOf4123
DeleteFor sure see eye to eye! Pretty amazing someone made this program a reality rather than an idea! The system that is used for deviants was normally setup for them to fail and not prosper. But restorative justice gives them a second at life and teaches them communication skills. The skills they take with them will be evident once the child is brought up in a situation that is similar to what got them in trouble but then would use those skills too evade the issue and ignore it or solve it. It also gives them a sense of compassion, and a mentor. Having someone to talk to about your issues or caring does so much for the self-concept of one-self.
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I like how you pointed out the school systems in your response. If schools di provide these services then they would see a great decrease in delinquency. As I stated in my response, I believe we have a moral obligation, as a society, to provide these kids with the help they need. If we can rehabilitate instead of using the traditional methods then we can greatly reduce delinquency. -Pack123
DeleteRestorative Justice is definitely a plus in juvenile punishment. Restorative Justice is a way deter a child from doing wrong to a person because it shows how they hurt that person and all parties that are also harmed by the delinquent act. The child is not incarcerated and slapped with a label that may be hard to reject or even impossible. Its almost like a second chance to show you understand what you did and the harm it cause another individual. A way to rehabilitate someone without taking them out of the community and having them to help the community and even discover a talent or ability they have and never used before.The child isnt locked up and treated as a convict. Rather it be on life this has changed or twenty it shows that it can help a juvenile going down the wrong path, cut the chances in half for them to maybe teach their younger sibling to go the right way and not be a delinquent. This should be in all schools that show signs of delinquent behavior in their schools.MotherOf4123
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. I wish this system was in every school. I think we are taking steps towards this, but still have a ways to go. We need to work on loving and accepting kids, and not turning them away. Shunning kids from school is the worst thing we can do for them, and it just causes more strife in their lives. BenRoethlisberger123
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Restorative Justice is such a blessing! WHY ARENT WE FUNDING THIS! This brought so much joy to my heart as I never knew there was such a program that existed! This program could potentially lower crime and gang activity. Just having someone to be there would do so much for a kid’s self-esteem! This works much better than just suspending or expelling a kid and throwing potential away. It is a wake up for sure as they have you face the person who you hit or vice versa and talk problems out like civil human beings and even making more friends with people. The kids then take those lessons and use it when they are brought up with a similar situation. It shows the child that someone does care for their well-being. It also gives a chance for the kid to speak about their feelings and emotions. Life at home may not always be the best so having a mentor does great for these kids!
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I completely agree with everything that you have to say. Kids would get higher self-esteem, and they would want to do more with their lives. I believe that if schools were to be funding this, than more students would be successful, and people would not be complaining that this is the future of America.
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In this video, I find that a lot of these kids just need some love and support from people. Restorative justice is a great thing for kids because it allows them to get help and share their feelings with people who are there for them. They now know that people are out there to support them and that they can trust to talk about problems they may be having. The kid describes that he spent his last birthday on the streets and now someone is there to throw him a birthday party. When some kids get violent then they get suspended for a few days and come back. After so long of being suspended, the goal is to hope that they won’t continue to do the same thing again. This allows the child or children who need the program to begin a better life before they follow the wrong path. CSI 123
ReplyDeleteI love restorative justice. It give kids a change to be all that they can be, even when they live is horrible neighborhoods, or with parents that really do not care about that they do. It truly is a blessing for these kids. I personally believe that all schools should be funding this. Instead of expelling or suspending children who do something wrong, just put them in this program, and it would reduce the crime rate. Children who are suspended or expelled have a higher chance of getting involved with gang activity. If a student were to do something bad that would get him or her expelled, they should be enrolled in this program. They should not have the option to get expelled. All schools need to have this! I personally believe that there would be a lot less crime, amid more student transforming to successful adults.
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I to think this is a great thing. Especially in bad neighborhoods. A lot of kids need to learn that there are people out there who do care about the future for them. If the kids could just come together and realize the mistakes they may be making then who knows what future they could have. Cowboy123
DeleteI thought this video was very good. The program they take to help better these kids is an excellent idea. I realize that going to school you develop so much of your personality. It is important that not only does the school teach them with education but also teach them with good habits. I also found it really interesting that the one kid decided to do good because he was told he would get a good birthday party in return and that he said no one has ever done that for him. It made me think about when I was growing up my parents would always do me favors if I did good in school. Cowboy123
ReplyDeleteRestorative Justice sounds like a great idea for schools to start adopting instead of punishing them. From watching the video and listing to the two kids talk it sounds like from just talking to them about what they did wrong and why they did it, makes them more clearly recognize the problem or how to go about solving conflicts with other solutions instead of violence. Maybe if more kids and more schools did this the juvenile incarceration rate would go down tremendously and save themselves and the state thousandths of dollars. But I think starting earlier on junior high kids to would have a better benefit mostly because I think high school kids and older are kind of getting set in their ways or just don't care and just go along with the program to save themselves from being kicked out of school or arrested.
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DeleteI will always stress the need for Restorative Justice. When I learned about it in class I was already sold. We, as a society, need to help these kids with behavioral, mental and health issues. We need to focus on providing them with the help they need to prevent them from ever becoming an adult offender. Personally, I believe this all comes down to funding. I feel that our juvenile corrections centers do not have the money to provide services like this nationwide. I feel that we spend too much money on traditional correction beliefs that do more bad than good. If we can rehabilitate these kids and help them through the struggles of growing up then we can cut down on delinquency greatly. -Pack123
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