- Discuss what is meant by the “paradox of peace and violence.”
- Why do you think the criminal justice system in the United States has been so ineffective in its efforts to prevent criminal violence?
- Despite the many positive aspects of restorative justice, why has it not generally been seen as a realistic alternative to the criminal justice system?
- How important do you think Dr. Martin Luther King’s philosophy of collective resistance was to the early Civil Rights movement in the United States?
- Why do the text authors and many others believe that there is a clear connection between violence, social inequality, and the violation of human rights? Explain your answer.
- Is peace possible? Explain.
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