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Scenario

When mandated service feels like performative punishment

My teenage son got caught vandalizing the school and they want him to do community service but he says it's stupid and won't actually help anyone so why should he pretend to care.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The challenge of cultivating genuine accountability reveals how coerced repair often undermines the very empathy it seeks to develop.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Punitive vs. restorative approaches to harm?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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