Applying Appreciative Inquiry Principles in the Restorative Justice Field (English version)

Antonio Sandu () and Simona Damian ()
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Antonio Sandu: Associate Prof. Ph.D., „Mihail Kogalnicean” University, Iasi, Lumen Research Center in Social and Humanstic Sciences
Simona Damian: MD, Assistant Prof. Ph.D., MA in Criminal Sciences and Criminalistics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa" Iasi, Postdoctoral researcher project POSDRU/89/1.5/S/64123 titled "European standards for competitive postdoctoral training programs in advanced research and forensic psychiatry management”

Postmodern Openings, 2012, vol. 10, 37-52

Abstract: Although the convergence between appreciative ideology and the ideologies derived from the need of preserving human dignity is not complete, they can be seen in a single paradigm of affirmative action. Although restorative justice principles are not inspired by appreciative inquiry methodology, are at least converging with it, both of them focusing on human potential positivity. Moving the accent from the offense and its due retribution, on the recovery of prior state offense, both for the victim and the offender, this can be interpreted as waiving the deficiency paradigm, and integrating positive experiences resulting from mediation offender-victim relationship in an appreciative paradigm. Application of appreciative inquiry in restorative justice and in probation systems is a unique area in the world, it being applied only on an experimental level in some restorative justice programs.

Keywords: restorative justice; appreciative inquiry; depenalization; probation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A23 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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