Abstract
The child welfare system in the United States often prioritizes punishment
over healing, failing both the children harmed by maltreatment
and the responsible parties. This Comment explores how incorporating
restorative justice within state child welfare systems
can shift the focus to repairing relationships, building trust, and
promoting healing of the parties harmed, the parties responsible for
the harm, and the community as a whole. Aimed at an audience
who is interested in, but not deeply familiar with restorative justice,
this Comment suggests for the mandatory inclusion of restorative
justice practices to create a more comprehensive and healing-centered
approach within the child welfare system.
Recommended Citation
Montalbo, Abigail
(2024)
"A Better Path Forward: The Need for Restorative Justice in the Child Welfare System,"
Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review: Vol. 26:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/benefits/vol26/iss1/4