Title: Critical Essay 1: Justice, Criminal Justice, and Restorative Justice

Contents:

i. Where have I come from?

ii. Who are my people?

iii. What do I want to do with my life?

iv. What gives meaning to my life?

v. What is important to me? Why?

vi. Why are am I seeking a university education?

vii. Why am I interested in crime and justice?

viii. Why did I register for this course?

ix. What interests me about restorative justice?

x. What is significant that my professor should know about me?

xi. Gilligan and Elliot’s major points?

xii. My reaction to Gilligan’s question: “Is the criminal law based on one huge mistake?”

xiii. How do you personally define justice?

xiv. From my current knowledge and understanding, what is restorative justice?

xv. The way the ideas Gilligan and Elliott present are associated with the concepts of ‘justice’

            Elliot’s text and Gilligan’s article are listed below:

Elliott, E. M. (2011). Security, with care: Restorative justice and healthy societies. Halifax and Winnipeg, Canada: Fernwood Publishing. 

Gilligan, J. (2000) “Punishment and violence: Is the criminal law based on one huge mistake?” Social Research, 67(3), 45-772.

Number of words: 1,543 (5 pages)

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