Touching Spirit Bear
What is the point of the circle justice?
According to the keeper what is the point of circle justice and why does justice like fines or jails often fail to work?
According to the keeper what is the point of circle justice and why does justice like fines or jails often fail to work?
Basically it was a group of elders from the community, the family of those affected by Cole's crime, Cole's family and Cole's social workers (Garvey and Edwin). All meet to figure out some type of restorative justice that would help both the perpetrator (Cole) and his victim (Peter) instead of merely punishing Cole.The circle is based on a restorative justice model that seeks to help heal both the victim and the offender.