Monday, July 26, 2010

Transformative Justice and How It Can Be Applied


Justice in a transformative model acknowledges the interplay of three levels in both distributive and retributive forms. As mentioned in the very fist blog, these are the individual (human being), the community, and the structure.
In responding to harm, the totality of the circumstances must be considered. For instance, in the traditional criminal justice system the individual committing the crime is alone at fault. Whereas in transformative justice, one must also consider the role of the community and structural designs.

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