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Nature of course request C00362 :

New course

Undergraduate

LACC

First term offered :
Course Prefix&Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
CJ 444	Restorative Justice Compared: Exploring International Systems	4 -

Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Restorative Justice

Catalog Description: This course promotes a good understanding of restorative justice and its principles in a cross cultural context by exploring the use of restorative justice as a tool within several international justice systems, for example the US, Canada, Ghana, and Australia. Emphasis is on investigating the forms of coexistence between retributive and restorative justice within diverse communities with the goal of arriving at lessons for their effective implementation in each society.

Course Goal and Objectives: At the end of the course students will: 1. Have a well rounded understanding of restorative justice as an arm of criminal justice corrections. 2. Understand the role of restorative justice in post colonial societies 3. Get an understanding of the current relationship between and among the justice systems, and restorative justice systems, of several nations, including, for example, the US, Canada, and Ghana, in a comparative manner. 4. Explore ideas for implementing a good coexistence between retribution and restorative justice based on studied models.

Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): Addition of this course will align the criminal justice program with other institutions. Restorative justice is a very important justice concept but WOU has been unable to offer it until now.

Faculty and facilities needed: No new faculty needed

Brief Course outline: Format: The course will utilize a combination of lectures, discussions, student research, videos and site visits where possible. General Outline: Coursework will follow an outline that will examine restorative justice in three parts as follows: Part 1: The United States i. Exploration of the colonial history of the United States and the development of the criminal justice system ii. Exploration of the history of restorative justice practices among the Native Americans iii. Exploration of current forms of Native American restorative justice practices iv: The relationship between the US court system and restorative justice Part 2: Canada i. Exploration of the colonial history of Canada and the development of the criminal justice system ii. Exploration of the history of restorative justice practices among Aboriginal groups in Canada iii. Exploration of current forms of Aboriginal restorative justice practices iv: The relationship between the Canadian court system and restorative justice Part 3: Ghana i. Exploration of the colonial history of Ghana and the development of the criminal justice system ii. Exploration of the history of restorative justice practices among tribal groups in Ghana iii. Exploration of current forms of tribal restorative justice practices iv: The relationship between the Ghanaian court system and restorative justice Part 4: Comparative analysis and lessons learned Preliminary Reading List The reading list for this course has not been finalized given that the course is in its developmental stage. Materials being considered include, but are not limited to the following: Braithwaite, J. (1989). Crime, Shame and Reintegration. Cambridge University Press. Hamilton, A.C. & Sinclair, C. (1991). Aboriginal concepts of justice. Justice system and Aboriginal people. Winnipeg: Queen¿s Printer. Omale, Don John, O. Justice in History: An examination of African restorative traditions and the emerging restorative justice paradigm. African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies, Vol. 2, No. 2, November 2006. Ross Gordon Green. (1998) Justice in Aboriginal Communities: Sentencing Alternatives. Purich Publishing Saskatoon. Umbreit, M.S. (1994) Victim Meets Offender: The impact of restorative justice and mediation. Willow Tree Press Inc. Monsey, New York.

Approval Queue C00362

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