Sentences with phrase «amends for wrongdoing»

What Moskowitz should do instead is advocate for the kind of restorative justice approaches to discipline that would help children understand the consequences of their behavior, allows them to make amends for their wrongdoing, and keeps them in school.

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«Until affirmative action is described and understood as one mechanism by which to make amends for historical wrongdoing against members of marginalized communities, it will fail to meaningfully address the inequality that exists as a direct result of federal policy,» he says.

Holding «peace circles», discussion circles that seek to facilitate group conversation in order to determine how to meet the needs of both the victim and the perpetrator back into the classroom, and to give the perpetrator the opportunity to amend their wrongdoing, can work wonders in facilitating a positive learning environment for everyone,» Ms. Rustad mentions.

According to section 30 of the Health Insurance Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H. 6, as amended, OHIP is entitled to seek reimbursement for costs incurred or future costs to be incurred to treat your injuries caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of another.

Outlawing the potlatch effectively destroyed the relevant First Nations» traditional government as the ceremony was used to make law, confer responsibilities, judge wrongdoing and makes amends for crimes in the community.

Interestingly, when wrongdoing partners do try to make up for bad behavior, forgiving them boosts victims» self - respect and self - concept clarity.3 The authors reasoned that offering amends signals to victims that they are safe and valued in their relationships, and so when partners apologize for bad behavior, victims feel more secure if they choose to forgive.

In sum, if your partner apologizes for his or her wrongdoing, forgiving can be quite healthy for you, but you should be careful about forgiving a partner who has not made amends for a transgression.

To name just a few benefits, forgiving a transgression reduces blood pressure for both victims and their wrongdoing partners, 1 and increases the victim's life satisfaction and positive mood.2 Researchers are also beginning to understand what it takes to forgive; for example, we are more likely to forgive our partners when they apologize (i.e., make amends) for bad behavior.