Making Restorative Justice Work

Starter;

Arrange the crimes below in order of seriousness • Throwing a stone through a neighbour’s

window causing damage of £50• Running onto the football pitch at the JJB

before the game starts• Setting fire to a neighbour’s shed casing

damage under £100• Hitting a golf ball within the church grounds

and smashing a church window, valued at £500

• Throwing a missile in a football stadium• Driving a car with only a provisional licence

and no ‘L’ plates as they have fallen off• Breaking into a house intending to cause GBH

to the occupant• Taking an air weapon to the local park and

firing it.

Answers. Now what do you think should be the punishment?

crime punishment

1. Driving a car with only a provisional licence and no ‘L’ plates

2. Throwing a stone at a neighbour’s window causing £50 of damage

3. Running onto the JJB football pitch just before the game starts

4.Setting fire to a neighbour’s shed causing damage under £100

5. Throwing a missile in a football ground

6. Hitting a golf ball and damaging a church stained glass window worth £500

7. Taking an air weapon to the local park and firing it

8. Breaking into a house intending GBH to the occupant.

To understand what restorative justice means

• By the end of this lesson all will be able to describe what restorative justice is and give some examples of reparation work

• By the end of this lesson most will be able to describe how the restorative justice system works

• By the end of this lesson some will be able to give reasons why restorative justice might work

Help

I’ve just smashed a window on a car and the owner of the car has told

the Police..

What could happen next ?

Hangman

You know what it is!

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