Restorative Justice: Redemption Through Personal Responsibility

Name Instructor Course Date Module 3 reflection Journal: Restorative Programs According to Menkel-Meadow (162), restorative justice is an approach to justice that seeks to repair harm by providing an opportunity for those harmed as well as those willing to take responsibility for the harm to communicate about and address their needs in the aftermath of a crime. It is actually an opportunity that enables communication through meetings between the victim and the offender which at times includes the representative of the wider community as an approach to justice in response to a committed crime. Based on the article, Shaka Senghor gives a narration of embraced responsibility towards the committed crime and the urge to make amend through a thorough self analysis (Walters, 1). Based on this offender, environmental factors shapes char