Can murder be forgiven and can a murderer be rehabilitated? Our Violence text de

Can murder be forgiven and can a murderer be rehabilitated?
Our Violence text describes the term “restorative justice” on page 368 (Chapter 12 under Violence as a Public Health Problem), and we defined it in the Midterm Project.
While the Criminal Justice approach to solving violence is punitive (all about punishment as in prison, the death penalty, fines), the Public Health approach to violence sees violence as an outgrowth of mental illness, a learning disorder, substance abuse, emotional problems, exposure to family violence or dysfunction, social rejection, poverty, and violent influences in the community. If we address those issues we can prevent crime, and if we understand these issues, instead of punishment, we forgive the violent criminal who tries to repair the damage they created.
Under Course Materials, find the New York Times article on restorative justice, about a 19 year old who killed his finance, and how her family came to forgive him.
1. Do you agree that violent crime should be looked at as a health problem, as described on text page 373, Table 12.2 (Chapter 12, Table 2)? Or do you see the criminal as “evil”, and as someone who should be punished? Explain your opinion.
2. Should restorative justice, as in the assigned case study told by the New York Times article under Course Materials, be applied in murder cases? Quote from the article to show what convinces you it works, or convinces you it doesn’t work.
2a. Name at least one risk factor that the murderer exhibited in this case, from the list on Table 12.2., text page 373. Do you think that qualifies him for restorative justice? Are there other factors that qualify him — or not — for forgiveness and rehabilitation?

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