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"harmed parties" are separated, the
Restorative Justice Program aims to
reconcile transgressions through a
cooperative effort that includes all
involved parties, Bentz said.
Ihe first step in the program is for
the offender to accept responsibility
for his or her behavior and for the dis
ruption he or she caused, Bentz said.
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has the opportu
nity to explain the
actions that
prompted the
grievance. 'Ihe
next step is for all
participants —
the offender, the
"harmed parties"
and a student fa
cilitator involved
with the program
— to agree on an
The difference between
this program and the
normal judicial process
we have now is that
both sides get to talk
to each other."
Chris Loschiavo
Director of Student Judicial Affairs
appropriate way
to redress the inflicted harm.
"The program focuses less on
punishment and more on repairing
harm and enhancing a sense of
community," Bentz said, adding
that the Restorative Justice Program
allows all sides of the incident to
talk about the situation and discuss
how they were affected.
"This creates the opportunity for
people to care about each other
again," Bentz said.
Bentz and Student Judicial Af
fairs Director Chris Loschiavo
worked together to create the
Restorative Justice Program at the
University. Loschiavo said he and
Bentz were inspired to create the
program after learning of a success
ful similar program at the Universi
ty of Colorado-Boulder.
"The difference between this pro
gram and the normal judicial process
we have now is that both sides get to
talk to each other," loschiavo said.
Loschiavo said misunderstand
ings can arise when students harm
others accidentally, or while they are
drunk and may not be considerate
of others' feelings.
"It can be very helpful and a relief to
find out that there was no malicious
ness behind an act," Ix>schiavo said.
A hypothetical situation in which
the program's services could be in
voked is a case of vandalism in a
neighborhood adjacent to the Uni
versity, explained Kary Meier, office
specialist for Conflict Resolution
Services. The owner of the vandal
ized property
and other neigh
borhood resi
dents could talk
to the offender
and discuss how
they were affect
ed by the crime,
Meier said. The
offender could
then explain why
he or she com
mitted the van
dalism. Finally,
the parties and
facilitators could come up with an
appropriate way to resolve the harm,
such as having the offender repair
the vandalized property.
Meier has already seen restorative
justice techniques at work in juvenile
justice programs in Eugene.
"I've seen miraculous changes hap
pen when there has been communica
tion between the offender and the peo
ple who were harmed," Meier said,
adding that she believed the program
would work well at the University.
"For the most part, everyone here
wants to learn and this makes it more
possible for people to learn from
each other," Meier said.
Both Bentz and Meier said they
hope to see more students become
involved in the program as facilita
tors. Bentz said she hopes to recruit
student facilitators in the fall.
"This is a great opportunity for stu
dents to get involved with the pro
gram," Bentz said.
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