Our neighborhood council is trying to address ongoing conflicts between residents using restorative justice principles, but some longtime members are frustrated that people keep causing problems without facing real consequences. We're losing people who believe in accountability and people who believe in healing, and our community is more divided than before we started.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group's attempt to practice Ubuntu justice is backfiring because they haven't built sufficient shared understanding of what healing-centered accountability actually looks like.
“Where Are You with Ubuntu justice — healing over punishment?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.