Healing circles: A gentler justice 13510 · 6
EXERCISEReading for details For each of the following sentences, choose the correct answer
to ill in the blank.- Healing circles were irst introduced into the criminal justice system in.
a. the United States
b. Australia
c. Canada - In a healing circle, the talking piece is passed.
a. clockwise
b. counterclockwise
c. crosswise - A healing circle focuses on.
a. dialogue
b. interrogation
c. debate - Healing circles are notcalled.
a. restorative justice
b. peacemaking circles
c. criminal justice - Healing circles were irst used in the United States in.
a. 1996
b. 1991
c. 1980 - The Hollow Water First Nation Community Holistic Healing Circle in Manitoba has used
healing circles to deal with.
a. cases of sexual abuse
b. cases of alcoholism
c. cases of both sexual abuse and alcoholism
Indicate which of the following statements are true (T ) and which are false (F).
- Healing circles work only in very speciic and special circumstances.
- In aboriginal cultures, the circle symbolizes the natural cycles of life and the
connections between all living beings. - The traditional criminal justice system generally emphasizes restitution and
understanding. - Healing circles are concerned primarily with sentencing and punishing an ofender.
- Healing circles set guidelines as to how participants will conduct themselves.
- People relate more compassionately to stories than to laws and regulations.