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Why restorative justice doesn't guarantee social forgiveness

My brother hurt someone in our community ten years ago and did the healing work but people still treat him like he's dangerous and I don't know how to help him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Completing traditional healing processes doesn't automatically restore social standing, leaving individuals caught between accountability and ongoing exclusion.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous restorative traditions?”

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