Touching Spirit Bear: Pre-Reading Vocabulary

What is a sentencing circle?

• a method of dispensing food in the native american community

• a method of dispensing justice with members of the community

• A unique way to write a sentence

• a method of encircling someone and getting revenge

What is justice?

• fairness

• revenge

• karma

• all of the above

What is restorative justice?

• a system of criminal justice where the offender makes amends to the victim and the community

• a system where offenders restore furniture

• a system where the victim gets to make an offender's life miserable

• a system to prevent overcrowded prisons

What is reconciliation

• the resolution of a dispute

• the resolution of a story

• the resolution of a trial

• a retrial

What is criminal justice?

• a system that involves the courts that handle criminal offenders

• another name for restorative justice

• a crime show on television

• an aboriginal justice system

What is banishment?

• being sent away to another country or place

• being kicked out of society

• being removed from one's family

• being sent to school

What is aboriginal justice?

• A justice system for Aboriginal people within Canada's criminal justice system

• A justice system for Aboriginal people within Australia's criminal justice system

• A justice system for Aboriginal people within United States' criminal justice system

• A justice system for Aboriginal people within Africa's criminal justice system

What does impartial mean?

• neutral

• one-sided

• biased

• unsure

What is Blind Justice?

• the law applies equally to everyone

• the law applies only to those who are blind

• a blind date

• When the judge is unable to see the offender

What does aboriginal mean?

• native; indigenous

• having to do with Australia

• made in Canada

• foreign