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Three Core

Elements

The three core

elements of

restorative justice are

the interconnected

concepts of

Encounter, Repair,

and Transform. Each

element is discrete

Restorative

Justice Theory

of Change

First, prisoners form

new positive self-

identities that

replace past negative

self-identities, and

second, they develop

healthy social

WHAT /

What is Restorative

Justice?

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and essential.

Together they

represent a journey

toward wellbeing

and wholeness that

victims, offenders,

and community

members can

experience.

Encounter leads to

repair, and repair

leads to

transformation.

relationships that

support them when

they return home.

These ideas are

interconnected:

prisoners are more

likely to seek and

develop healthy

social relationships as

part of the self-

identity

transformation

process.

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