LAW 761LEC - Restorative Justice Practice

UB’s Restorative Justice Practices fully online course is a highly participatory course offered by the School of Law. It will equip students to actively participate in many restorative practices immediately and once the go into legal practice. To do so, student will explore restorative justice, restorative and related ADR practices, and dive into its history, ideas and scholarly approaches that form its foundation, probe its strengths and shortcomings, and offer opportunities to put theory into practice. Students will explore legal and other ethical codes of conduct applicable in various professional disciplines, and analyze the possible tension between professional codes of conduct and more traditional restorative approaches to harm and conflict. Students will be immersed in International Institute for Restorative Practices materials by a certified trainer. With those backgrounds, students will learn how to design, prepare for, and facilitate a variety of restorative practices, ultimately designing and lead simulated restorative practices in an online setting. Students will work fully online, with weekly units involving assigned readings, short videos, quizzes, and multiple peer interactions through Colleague Connection Groups. Students will have numerous opportunities to work collectively online with the professor and other experts, as well as classmates. The course is designed to be completed entirely online at times convenient to students, but will require students to connect two times on their own time in small groups at mutually convenient times. Also, the professor will be available for synchronous meetings online at student request. The course is open to law and graduate students, and with instructor permission.

Credits: 3