Restorative Justice and Christianity with Kathleen McGoey

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Summary | Restorative Justice and Christianity with Kathleen
McGoey


Kathleen McGoey is a trainer and facilitator of Restorative
Justice Practices & Conflict Transformation. She has
Master's in International Peace & Conflict Studies from
the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and a Bachelor's degree
from the University of Notre Dame. Kathleen is the former
Executive Director of Longmont Community Justice Partnership
(LCJP), where she oversaw community restorative justice programs
in partnership with police and schools. Kathleen
co-authored The Little Book of Restorative Teaching
Tools (Good Books, 2020) and
runs RestorativeTeachingTools.com, a free online collection
of activities for teaching restorative practices.


McGoey joins me to introduce the idea of restorative justice to
my Reformed Christians audience. We discuss the concepts,
principles, roots, and practice of restorative justice. How it's
been successfully integrated with, and sometimes replacing, the
criminal legal system, as well as adoption of the principles in
various schools as a means of conflict resolution. Most
importantly, we discuss it's efficacy not only one it's own
merit, but by comparison with the obvious failure of the current
criminal legal system.


Join Kerry Baldwin with Kathleen McGoey as we Dare to Think about
Restorative Justice and Christianity.


Main Points of Discussion


00:00 Introduction


01:27 What is the purpose of restorative justice?


05:22 How restorative justice aims at healing relationships in
addition to providing restitution.


13:18 Is restorative justice effective at producing deterrence
and reducing recidivism?


21:54 Devil's advocate questions: why should I care about
rehabilitating criminals?


27:00 Are there some people restorative justice won't work for?


33:02 Is restorative justice a solution for domestic violence and
similar abuses?


39:33 What are the roots of restorative justice, and are they
compatible with Christianity?


44:14 Summary/Conclusion


Resource Links


Restorative Justice Tools https://restorativeteachingtools.com/


The Little Book of Restorative Teaching Tools: Games, Activities,
and Simulations for Understanding Restorative Justice Practices
(Justice and Peacebuilding) https://amzn.to/3UNUjpr


Hire Kathleen! https://www.kathleenmcgoey.com/


How to Love Your Enemy: A Restorative Justice Story (Free the
People Documentary)
https://freethepeople.org/how-to-love-your-enemy-a-restorative-justice-story/