Deck 13: Restorative Justice

Question 1

Restorative justice practices in the United States have developed over the past how many years?

A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Restorative justice has roots in many different theoretical backgrounds such as:

A) Philosophy of punishment
B) Feminist criminology and peacemaking criminology
C) Victim's rights and victim-offender reconciliation
D) All of the Above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The ancient Sumerian code of conduct was called what?

A) Code of Jesphec
B) Code of Hammurabi
C) Code of Gandalf
D) All of the above were the codes of conduct for ancient Sumeria.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

There have been __________ demands for programs and policies in criminal justice that give more attention to the needs of the victim and the community.

A) Increasing
B) Decreasing
C) Stabilizing
D) None of the Above

Question 5

What is a criticism of restorative justice?

A) Restorative justice encompasses a variety of different practices that are not always clearly or uniformly defined.
B) Restorative justice cannot be adequately assessed.
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above.

Question 6

Which of the following are not restorative justice conferencing models?

A) Victim-offender mediation
B) Juvenile offender-guardian mediation
C) Family group conferencing
D) Circle sentencing

Question 7

The restorative justice response is focused on __________ __________ and on resolving the harm done.

A) Offender-victim relationship
B) Offender punishment
C) Offender treatment
D) Offender accountability

Question 8

Through ___________ and _______________ ____________, offenders are required to make amends to victims and the community.

A) Restitution; Community service
B) Prison time; Community service
C) Restitution; Prison time
D) None of the Above.

Question 9

The juvenile court moved away from its original goal of providing treatment in the "best interests of the child" to:

A) Diversion treatment
B) Punishment more like adult sentencing.
C) A "criminalized" court that focused on treating juveniles more like adults.
D) Both a and b

Question 10

What does the movement "balanced restorative justice" endeavor to do?

A) to place equal emphasis on the offender, the community, and the victim.
B) to place emphasis only on community relations.
C) to ensure treatment for an offender and security for the community.
D) None of the Above

Question 11

?The principles for juvenile probation under a balanced and restorative justice approach include all of the following except:

A) Community Protection
B) Offender Accountability
C) Victim Competency
D) Individualization of Probation investigations

Question 12

Restorative justice conferences have been _________ as an early response to young offenders.

A) Implemented
B) Effective
C) Beneficial
D) None of the Above

Question 13

Family group conferencing is based on what?

A) The ability to provide only more public safety and surveillance.
B) Is based on sanctioning family sentencing instead of dispute resolution.
C) Is based on sanctioning and dispute resolution process that dates back to more than a century.
D) The ability to provide more safety from the public than regular probation.

Question 14

Probation officers like the balanced approach with its emphasis on the logical consequences model because it helps to alleviate what conflict?

A) Offender role conflict
B) Probation officer role conflict
C) Labeling theory's role conflict
D) None of the Above

Question 15

What is circle sentencing?

A) Circe sentencing includes the possibility of juvenile training school.
B) Circle sentencing includes the possibility of day reporting centers.
C) Circle sentencing is a version of traditional sanctioning including prison time and judges recommendations for sentencing.
D) Circle sentencing is a version of the traditional sanctioning and healing practices that were used by the aboriginal peoples in Canada and Native Americans.

Question 16

Restorative justice view crime and the justice process as:

A) A means to an end from traditional retributive justice.
B) Two distinct and different processes from traditional retributive justice.
C) Two distinct and separate processes.
D) None of the Above

Question 17

Restorative justice views crime as a violation of:

A) Interpersonal relationships
B) Our social and constitutional rights.
C) The ability to have liberty and freedom.
D) All of the Above

Question 18

Which of the following is not a goal for restorative justice?

A) Accountability of the Offender
B) Competency of the Offender
C) The safety of the public.
D) All of the above are goals for restorative justice.

Question 19

Juvenile probation departments throughout the United States, Canada, and other countries have taken what approach to probation supervision?

A) "Balanced Approach"
B) "Dynamic Approach"
C) "Competency Development Approach"
D) None of the Above

Question 20

The traditional retributive justice approach clearly has ________ for effectively responding to juvenile crime.

A) Great potential
B) Limits
C) Propensity
D) None of the Above

Question 21

In the traditional juvenile court process, lawyers and the judge are not expected to preside over a fair and just process when juveniles are involved because of their special needs.

Question 22

Under restorative justice principles, offenders must be willing to admit that their actions in question were wrong.

Question 23

Restorative justice replaces punitive sanctions with a process designed to restore the offender, the community and the resources of the justice system.

Question 24

Restorative justice aims to involve the victim and community members in the justice process.

Question 25

There are not parallels between restorative justice and the rehabilitative juvenile court.

Question 26

There are few proposed practices that depend on voluntary participation, but no specific structural frame works for this.

Question 27

Restorative justice is a new approach that is promoted as an alternative to traditional rehabilitation.

Question 28

List and discuss the three goals for juvenile justice under the "balanced" approach.

Question 29

Offenders' voluntary participation means they are willing to acknowledge their own guilt.

Question 30

Restorative justice depends on voluntary participation of victims, community member and offenders.

Question 31

The restorative justice process requires the offender to make things right for the community and the victim.

Question 32

Restorative justice is also limited to cases in which those identified as offenders voluntarily agree to participate in their treatment.

Question 33

List and discuss the principles for juvenile probation under a balanced and restorative justice approach.

Question 34

It is not clear what the specific procedures are by which restorative programs can accomplish the goals of restoring victims.

Question 35

Discuss the pros and cons of restorative justiceinclude some criticisms of restorative justice).

Question 36

Discuss the history of restorative justice from the Code of Hammurabi until present day.

Question 37

Proponents of restorative justice acknowledge that it does not offer complete solutions to all of the complex issues facing juvenile justice policymakers.

Question 38

It is clear that the deliberation and mediation process of restorative justice place equal importance on justice and fairness.

Question 39

Throughout the restorative justice literature, there are hypothetical references to what must happen for restorative practices to be effectively implemented.