raymond brown - What He Said: The Words of Jesus Christ https://whathesaid.com Making the words of Jesus Christ easy to read and explore Thu, 20 May 2010 19:05:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 AOK Thursday: Restorative Justice https://whathesaid.com/2010/05/20/aok-thursday-restorative-justice/ https://whathesaid.com/2010/05/20/aok-thursday-restorative-justice/#respond Thu, 20 May 2010 19:05:52 +0000 https://whathesaid.com/?p=473 Wikipedia’s definition of restorative justice goes like this: “an approach to justice that focuses on the needs of victims and offenders, instead of the need to satisfy the abstract principles of law or the need of the community to exact punishment. Victims are given an active role in a dispute, and offenders are encouraged to […]

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]]> Wikipedia’s definition of restorative justice goes like this: “an approach to justice that focuses on the needs of victims and offenders, instead of the need to satisfy the abstract principles of law or the need of the community to exact punishment. Victims are given an active role in a dispute, and offenders are encouraged to take responsibility for their actions, ‘to repair the harm they’ve done- by apologizing, returning stolen money, or (for example) doing community service.'”

Kay Moore and Raymond Brown have volunteered their time for years at the Restorative Justice Program at Crossroads Correctional Center. For their endless act of kindness, the inmates have nominated Moore and Brown for a U.S. Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Click here for the full story and video.

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