A study of the fundamental principles and practices of restorative justice. The course outlines the basic principles and values of restorative justice, introduces some of the primary models of practice, and identifies challenges to restorative justice and strategies to respond to them. The course is organized around three key themes: the role of religious ethics and Indigenous traditions in the development of restorative justice, the major models of restorative justice practice, and the relationship of restorative justice to racial justice. Attention is given to restorative justice as practiced in criminal legal settings, in contexts of political transition and historical trauma, and in racial justice organizing.

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