Deck 7: Restorative Justice for Female Victims and Offenders

Question 1

Restorative justice is:

A) A three-pronged system of justice.
B) An adversarial approach to settling disputes.
C) Punitive in nature.
D) None of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which is an example of a popular restorative strategy?

A) Victim-offender conferencing
B) Probation and parole
C) The drug court
D) All of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to the text, there are:

A) Few programs in existence outside of North America.
B) Thousands of victim-offender programs worldwide.
C) Few programs that are effective in working with Native Americans.
D) None of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Restorative justice has been institutionalized nationally in:

A) New Zealand.
B) Australia.
C) South Africa.
D) All of the above

Question 5

Transformation House in Kentucky began with:

A) A vision to bring death row inmates together with their victims.
B) A way to help victims get revenge on the murderers of their family member.
C) A probation officer who stressed compensation.
D) None of the above

Question 6

Sentencing circles are most closely associated with:

A) Drug courts.
B) North American cultures.
C) New Zealand tribes.
D) School disciplinary boards.

Question 7

Fania Davis is noted for her work in

A) The school system in Oakland, California.
B) As a singer of songs on forgiveness.
C) For her conflict with her sister, Angela Davis.
D) For her statement that restorative justice is not relevant to Black youths.

Question 8

According to the text, the most popular sanction in restorative justice is:

A) Restitution.
B) Retribution.
C) "An eye for an eye."
D) Working for Habitat for Humanity.

Question 9

Which is a problem in confusing equality with sameness?

A) This subjects girls and women to discipline designed for antisocial men.
B) This is not empirically based.
C) Women are dealt with too leniently.
D) There is no problem here, as equality entails the same treatment for both genders.

Question 10

According to the text, restorative justice:

A) Involves a specific program.
B) Involves a whole new way of thinking about crime.
C) Contains a flaw in that it ignores accountability to the victim.
D) All of the above

Question 11

Which state has famously infused restorative justice strategies within its Department of Corrections?

A) Missouri
B) Michigan
C) Minnesota
D) Mississippi

Question 12

Which restorative model has received the most extensive research?

A) Family group conferencing
B) Victim offender mediation
C) Women's offender strategies
D) Cases involving sexual abuse

Question 13

Effectiveness studies on the restorative processes reveal:

A) High program effectiveness in terms of victim satisfaction.
B) Satisfaction only where there is top-down leadership.
C) Limited satisfaction by victims, but high satisfaction by offenders.
D) Generally poor vision and leadership in the programming studied.

Question 14

The majority of meetings involving situations of severe violence take place:

A) Within prison walls.
B) In the prosecutor's office before a trial or in lieu of a trial.
C) Following release from prison.
D) Under the auspices of the parole board.

Question 15

Restorative processes:

A) Should never be used in cases of domestic violence.
B) Can be used in certain battering situations with caution and a strong focus on the needs of the victim-survivor.
C) Should be applied in domestic violence situations only for sessions involving aboriginal peoples.
D) Have been forbidden to be used in domestic violence situations in Canada.

Question 16

According to psychologist Mary Koss, college date rape situations:

A) Are not appropriate for restorative justice processes.
B) Have advantages for the victim-survivor over formal prosecution.
C) Should seek to primarily protect the rights of the accused offender.
D) Are limited by the lack of cooperation of the accused who generally would prefer to be tried in a court of law.

Question 17

The roots of restorative justice can be found in:

A) The practices of indigenous people.
B) Canadian Mennonites.
C) Roman times.
D) Both a and b

Question 18

Unlike convention processes, restorative justice is more about making amends, which typically results in:

A) Apology and making amends.
B) Prison time.
C) Citations.
D) None of the above

Question 19

Critics from the group bent on colorizing restorative justice faulted the movement for:

A) Failing to reflect the people who are being served.
B) Its origins and format derived from western culture, not Indigenous as claimed.
C) Its partnership with racist institutions such as schools and the criminal justice system.
D) All of the above

Question 20

Following a Ku Klux Klan event, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission took place in the United States in

A) Minneapolis, Minnesota
B) New Orleans, Louisiana
C) Jackson, Mississippi
D) Greensboro, North Carolina

Question 21

An example of a popular restorative strategy is victim-offender conferencing.

Question 22

According to the text, there are thousands of victim offender programs worldwide.

Question 23

Restorative justice is used only in North America.

Question 24

Transformation House in Kentucky began with a vision to bring death row inmates together with their victims.

Question 25

Healing circles are most closely associated with North American tribes.

Question 26

The resolution for the 1923 massacre in Rosewood, Florida was not to provide reparations and to remove the victims from the town.

Question 27

According to the text, the most popular sanction in restorative justice is retribution.

Question 28

According to the text, the problem with confusing equality with sameness is that it subjects girls and women to discipline designed for antisocial men.

Question 29

According to the text, restorative justice does not change the way one should think about crime.

Question 30

Minnesota has infused restorative justice strategies within its Department of Corrections.

Question 31

Family group conferencing is a popular form of restorative justice that originated in Minnesota..

Question 32

Effectiveness studies on the restorative processes reveal high program effectiveness in terms of victim/survivor satisfaction.

Question 33

Radius in Minneapolis is an exemplary program for troubled girls for its unique combination of gender-specific concepts and restorative justice principles.

Question 34

According to the text, a restorative program in Hawaii is designed to prepare inmates for reentry into society.

Question 35

Restorative processes can be used in certain battering situations with caution and a strong focus on the needs of the victim-survivor.

Question 36

According to Mary Koss, college date rape situations have advantages for the victim-survivor over formal prosecution.

Question 37

A major criticism of restorative justice as described by proponents of "colorizing restorative justice" is that the model used is less Indigenous based than is claimed.

Question 38

Unlike conventional processes, restorative justice is more about making amends, which results in open communication and apologizing to the victim.

Question 39

A major theme of empowerment and the related strengths perspective concerns the need for personal control or choice.

Question 40

An example of a popular restorative strategy is victim-offender ______________.

Question 41

______________ circles are most closely associated with North American Native cultures.

Question 42

The Radius girls program is a successful restorative justice program in the state of ________ .

Question 43

The country of __________ has infused restorative justice strategies within its child welfare programming.

Question 44

The restorative model that has received the most extensive research is _________.

Question 45

Effectiveness studies on the restorative processes reveal high program effectiveness in terms of victim ___________.

Question 46

According to the text, the most outstanding example of Truth and Reconciliation Commission comes from the country of___________.

Question 47

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Macro-level restorative justice

A) Relationships
B) Peacemaking
C) Amends
D) Healing

Question 48

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Restitution

A) Relationships
B) Peacemaking
C) Amends
D) Healing

Question 49

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Micro-level restorative justice

A) Relationships
B) Peacemaking
C) Amends
D) Healing

Question 50

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Victim-survivor

A) Relationships
B) Peacemaking
C) Amends
D) Healing

Question 51

Explain how the tenets of restorative justice require a new approach to crime.

Question 52

Describe how the criminal justice system fails to effectively treat victims of acquaintance rape.

Question 53

What are some feminists' concerns about using a less formal process to deal with victims of violence?

Question 54

Show how restorative principles are consistent with feminist criminology.

Question 55

Discuss how the effectiveness of restorative practices can be assessed and give examples.