Responsibility and Repair: The Promises of Restorative Justice

About this episode

This episode discusses the principles of restorative justice and its potential to heal individuals and communities affected by harm or violence.

Too often, the criminal legal system fails people who experience harm or violence. At the same time, it also often fails the communities that harmed people are members of. In many cases, survivors and the accused belong to the same community. Restorative justice centers the specific needs of people who have experienced harm or violence with an eye towards healing both the harmed individuals along with the community that was impacted by the harm or violence. Compared to punitive criminal...

Topics covered

• restorative justice
• criminal legal system
• community healing
• survivors
• violence

Keywords

• healing
• community impact
• criminal justice reform

More episodes of Justice Above All

• Safety is What We Carry · June 1, 2026 · 28 min
• Segregation Rebranded: All-White Settlements vs. Fair Housing · April 28, 2026 · 30 min
• Toxic Beauty: Racial Disparities in Black Women’s Health · March 25, 2026 · 26 min
• Re-Air: How Does Racism Undermine Scientific Innovation? · February 13, 2026 · 37 min
• What Is Originalism, and Who Does It Leave Out? · January 28, 2026 · 26 min
• Democracy Disrupted: How Federal Takeovers Target Black Communities · November 10, 2025 · 27 min