In Module 2 of this course, you explored restorative justice processes and practices in action, specifically victim-offender mediation, family group counseling, victim impact panels, peacemaking circles, and reparative boards. For this assignment, your task is to synthesize what you learned in this module, to identify and summarize scholarly sources that offer support for what you learned, and to demonstrate your ability to apply what you learned to address real-world issues. To accomplish this task, you will need to follow the instructions provided below.
Assignment Instructions
Part 1: Synthesis
Provide a summary of the most salient concepts you learned in this module. The summary should not be a regurgitation of the chapter objectives, but it should clearly provide a synthesis of the key concepts discussed in the chapters, demonstrating your ability to connect related concepts from the assigned chapters.
Part 2: Research
Based on your synthesis, provide a discussion of research findings related to the key concepts discussed in the synthesis. In this section, you are expected to succinctly discuss the thesis of the research and related key findings. For a starting point, you are encouraged to review the Research in Restorative Justice box found in each chapter of the textbook.
Part 3: Application
Building on your research findings, provide real-world examples of the key concepts discussed. Provide a brief summary of the real-world examples and specifically discuss how the provided examples relate to the key concepts discussed. There should be no more than one example per concept discussed. For a starting point, you are encouraged to review the Restorative Justice in Action box found in each chapter of the textbook.
Submission and Grading Guidelines
Format your assignment using the following headings:
Synthesis
Research
Application
References
Cite your sources in APA format (including your textbook). This should be standard practice for all submissions, even if the instructions do not require that you cite a source.
A page limit is intentionally not provided. It is expected that you will complete the assignment per the submission guidelines. Once that has been accomplished, the assignment should be submitted (regardless of its length). Writing to fill a page and unnecessary elaborations should be avoided. Failure to thoroughly address all the assignment components should also be avoided.
