The Restorative Justice Attitudes Scale: Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation

The authors discuss the differences and impact of retributive justice and restorative justice and their impact on individuals and communities. They develop and discuss a the Restorative Justice Attitudes Scale (RJAS) which is based on a five factor structure to measure five dimensions including empathic understanding, harm and needs, restoration processes, accountability, and community engagement. Implications for practice, advocacy, education/training, and future research are also discussed. Copyright: 2022

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• Discuss the difference between retributive justice and restorative justice.
• Learn the purpose methodology used to create the RJAS Scale and how it can be used to measure attitudes toward restorative justice.
• Apply research findings to practice, advocacy, education/training and future research.

• Terrill O. Taylor, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
• Tamba-Kuii M. Bailey, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

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