- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Restorative Justice – Political and Security Aspects - ZIP 2100-MON-REJU-ZIP-OG
SCHEDULE
06 (1) Paradigms of Justice and a Global Context
• Retribution, Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Restoration
• Principles of Sentencing
• Recidivism and Special Populations
Readings: Hass-Wisecup and Saxon: Chapter 1
13 (2) Foundations of Restorative Justice
• Historical Traditions
• Canadian-International Roots
• Theoretical Explanations
Readings: Hass-Wisecup and Saxon: Chapters 2 and 3
• Although a little dated, the following link discusses some of the history and origin of restorative justice in Poland. The paper is in English a bit long – but an interesting read http://restorativejustice.org/10fulltext/polish-restorative-justice-and-practice-in-poland-and-britain-report-of-a-british-and-polish-academies-exchange-initiative
20 (3) Restorative Justice in Law
• S.782.2(e) of the Criminal Code of Canada
• R. v. Gladue (1999) and R. v. Prouix (2000)
• S. 79 – s.84 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act
• International examples will also be explored
Readings: Hass-Wisecup and Saxon: Chapter 4
27 (4) Restorative Justice Processes and Practices: Part 1
• Victim-Offender Mediation
• Family Group Conferencing
• Victim Impact Panels
Readings: Hass-Wisecup and Saxon: Chapters 4, 5 and 6
Nov 03 (5) Restorative Justice Processes and Practices: Part 2
• Peacemaking Circles
• Sentencing Circles
• Reparation Boards
Readings: Hass-Wisecup and Saxon: Chapters 7 and 8
Nov 10 (6) Special Victims and Special Offenders
• Victims of Violence
• Incarcerated Offenders
Readings: Hass-Wisecup and Saxon: Chapters 10 and 11
Nov 17 (7) Restorative Justice in the Courts and related forums
• Adult Courts and Youth Courts
• Informal court settings
• Review several articles from a Special Issue of the Canadian “Justice Report”
Readings: Hass-Wisecup and Saxon: Chapters 9 and a couple of external weblinks
Nov. 24 (8) Restorative Justice in Criminal Courts and Policing
• Restorative Justice Policing
Readings: Hass-Wisecup and Saxon: Chapter 9
Dec 01 (9) Controversies and Debates in Restorative Justice
• Does Restorative Justice Work?
• Net Widening
• Victim Centered or Offender Centered
Readings: Hass-Wisecup and Saxon: Chapters 14
Dec 08 - The Future of Restorative Justice
• Implementing Restorative Justice
• Restorative Justice in Schools
Readings: Hass-Wisecup and Saxon: Chapters 12 and 15
December 15 Topical discussion and wrap-up.
TBA - Registrar-Scheduled Final Exam
This course is offered within the University of Warsaw Integrated Development Programme, co-financed from the European Social Fund under the Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development 2014-2020, path 3.5
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
In this course, the course aims emphasized will include:
• Criminal Justice and Criminological Literacy
• Social Justice
Upon completing this course, learners will be able to:
• Define the theoretical underpinnings of restorative justice;
• Identify the key elements of the restorative justice paradigm;
• Describe the basic design of key restorative justice programs/initiatives; and
• Articulate the criteria by which restorative justice programs are evaluated.
The restorative justice course provides students experiences and learning that help the student achieve 3 key Social Science learning outcomes upon graduation:
1. having a sound understanding of individual and group behaviour which will assist them in dealing with people professionally and personally;
2. being able to integrate knowledge of both the psychological and societal processes which bear upon human emotions, cognition, and behaviour; and
3. perceiving human needs with empathy, developing ethically responsible attitudes toward social problems and vulnerable populations in society, and be empowered to give voice to these issues in the public and professional arena.
Assessment criteria
The course will be conducted in the form of lectures.
Form of pass a course - test
Practical placement
N/A
Bibliography
Hass-Wisecup, A., & Saxon, C. (2018). Restorative justice: Integrating theory, research, and practice. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
This is the most important publication, it should be available at BUW (BUW is trying to purchase this publication for its collections)
Reilly, J. (2019). Bad Law: Rethinking Justice for a Postcolonial Canada. RMP. This little book was written by former Alberta Judge, John Reilly who did a lot of work with Indigenous peoples and has written an accessible (local) book on restorative justice. (Available from Amazon).
Access will be provided to the Canadian “Justice Report” vol. 36(1), 2021. The entire edition is dedicated to restorative justice in Canada. The articles were mostly written by MRU students.
Other materials as supplied by Instructor or as posted on the website for the course.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: