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I recently engaged with this week's lecture on restorative justice, and I now understand the concept more. I find restorative justice beneficial for its emphasis on empowering individuals in conflict resolution, its integrated approach to addressing underlying issues, and its focus on fostering relationships and accountability. The lecture has heightened my appreciation for how this approach encourages individuals involved in criminal activities to take responsibility and make amends, potentially facilitating personal growth and reducing the likelihood of recurring offenses. I do recognize the challenges associated with restorative justice, including power imbalances, inconsistent implementation, compatibility issues with legal systems, and resource constraints. In contrast, my reservations about the current legal approach, highlighted during the lecture, stem from its heavy reliance on punishment and deterrence, potentially conserving cycles of criminal activity and overlooking the importance of rehabilitation.

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I really enjoyed what I could hear of the lecture. I enjoyed the comparison of the restorative justice system and the criminal justice system. One focused more on the rehabilitation of the offender and restoring the lives of the victims and the other on punishment. This brings me to think about my career in the criminal justice system as a correctional officer where I was able to experience the focus of punishment in our criminal justice system. I had so much sympathy and empathy for those inmates who would be released without any tools to help them reintegrate back into society or mend the relationships that may have been negatively affected by their crimes. It was interesting to hear how victims suffer from less long term effects and essentially benefit more from restorative justice because I feel like the idea that someone has to be punished at the max capacity in order for a victim to feel safe is constantly pushed in our society. It was surprising to see how majority of people supported restorative justice like programs instead of incarcerating youth.

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I enjoyed the lecture and enjoyed " They Call Us Monsters." It saddens me to see such young children be put behind bars for such a long time. I think it is a double-edged sword. Yes, some of them did cause irreparable damage to a person's life, but at the same time, this is a developing child. We should be trying to rehabilitate these children and help them as their brains develop.

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Blessed

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I am feeling tired!

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Fatigued yet Motivated

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Fatigued but motivated

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Hello Dr. Mcintosh, I had difficulty time listening through this week's assignments due to the glitches, but I could listen to bits and pieces, which was frustrating. It kept freezing on me, but I could listen to some parts of this week's lecture, and the Justice System caught my attention. I thought it was interesting to know how the women's population has drastically increased over the years, and this just brought me back to when I used to work with transitional-age youth in a girl's facility who committed serious crimes as well as adults in a Mental Health facility and in both programs all of the women was placed in a restorative program to give them opportunities to be linked to community resources, basic life skills and how to be a productive citizen in society. Most of these women had mental health challenges that stemmed from childhood; listening to you just brought me back. I just remembered how challenging this job was because I went out of my way to try to help these women who were not set up for success, in my opinion.

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the theft of a victims car through court  diversion was a remarkable story, as the victim out of pocket for $4,000 didn't think she would ever be paid or re-imbursed but when asked by victim to the kid, what was he was good at doing, and he said he was a good artist, & she proceded to ask the kid to draw on canvas a life size tinkerbell of her as payment, the kid doing his payment in this way found poeple that were placed in his life which turned around from the bad path that he was on.

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sad, I have covid :(

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I'm not a fan of the recording as it is glitchy due to on campus bandwidth.  I pivoted to audio only after the first few slides, so it will play clearly.  That said, if you watch it prior to the update, I would encourage to note key takeaways in Lecture Assignment #1 block.

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I'm not a fan of the recording as it is glitchy due to on campus bandwidth.  I pivoted to audio only after the first few slides, so it will play clearly.  That said, if you watch it prior to the update, I would encourage to note key takeaways in Lecture Assignment #1 block.

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Please Complete Your One Word Check In Here*click on image to expand*

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Please Complete Your One Word Check In Here*click on image to expand*

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My Dominant Groups vs. My Minority Groups Paper – 200 Points. Due 9/20/2023.  Please see the expectations and rubric below.

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My Dominant Groups vs. My Minority Groups Paper – 200 Points. Due 9/20/2023.  Please see the expectations and rubric below.

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Students must identify and explore the privileges they receive from belonging to at least 5 Dominant Groups, and identify the potential oppression their privileges cause others around them who do not belong to their dominant group.  Additionally, students must identify and explore the oppression they experience by belonging to 3 “social minority groups”, and how this oppression affects their quality of life.  (6 Page Paper; must utilize social justice terminology; must have 5 Literary Sources) (Competency 2)

Please upload in Blackboard using the Assignments tab on the left.  Click on the assignment and you will be able to upload your Adobe.pdf or  Microsoft .word document.  Please see the attached Rubric.

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Please watch file: They call us monsters

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Please watch file: They call us monsters

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Meet Juan, Jarad, and Antonio, all in their teens, all facing decades in prison. This doc examines how minors are regarded in the justice system.

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Please Read:

Textbook:  Privilege Reader, pages 55-78 and pages 115-140.

Textbook:  Christianity and Social Work, Chapter 16

Article:  Social Work and Institutional Racism (please see attached document)

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Share your key takeaway from the lecture to capture full points for Lecture Assignment #1 (Don't forget to sign up for your own padlet free account)

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Share your key takeaway from the lecture to capture full points for Lecture Assignment #1 (Don't forget to sign up for your own padlet free account)

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I have loved listening to your voice responses on the voice thread but it was a bit glitchy.  I look forward to hearing all of your voices in this new platform.

So you ask...how do I add a video or audio response?  Good question!

1.  In the upper right hand corner of this post, there are three vertical dots.  Click on the dots.
2. You will then click on 'add a post after'.  Another set of three dots will be present in a pink tab.  Click on it.
3.  You now select to make it an audio or video response.

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I heard you as you noted challenges with viewing the voicethread.  I will still record in voice thread (for now- I am looking at pivoting to Zoom) but I am going to encourage you to note your reflections and responses here in the Lecture Assignment #1 block.  Please either use an audio or video recorder.