What exactly are you restoring us to? A critical examination of Indigenous experiences of state‐centred restorative justice
| Published date | 01 March 2022 |
| Author | Juan Marcellus Tauri |
| Date | 01 March 2022 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12459 |
Received: 30 June 2 021 Accepted: 14 August2021
DOI: 10.1111/ho jo.12459
SPECIAL ISSUE
What exactly are you restoring us to? A critical
examination of Indigenous experiences of
state-centred restorative justice
Juan Marcellus Tauri
Associate Professor, Public Policy
Institute,, University of Auckland, New
Zealand
Correspondence
JuanMarcellus Tauri, Associate Profes-
sor,Public Policy Institute, University of
Auckland,New Zealand.
Email:juan.tauri@auckland.ac.nz
Abstract
Over the past 30 years the restorative justice (RJ) move-
ment has become increasingly accepted within the
creases of formal justice systems everywhere, but most
especially within the systems of settler-colonial states.
From a critical Indigenous perspective one especially
powerful driver for the elevation of RJ to its current
exalted place in state crime control, has been the pur-
poseful utilisation of Indigenous cultural artefacts by the
movement to market their wares. Utilising research on
Indigenous peoples’ experiences of state-centred RJ pro-
grammes, this article challenges claims made by RJ prac-
titioners and state functionaries regarding the emanci-
patory potential of RJ practices for Indigenous peoples
residing in settler colonial contexts.
KEYWORDS
Indigenous-centred restorative justice (ICRJ), Indigenous self-
determination, Maori, state-centred restorative justice (SCRJ)
1 INTRODUCTION
Over the past 30 years the restorativejustice (RJ) movement has increasingly ingratiated itself with
formal justice systems everywhere, including the settler-colonial jurisdictions of New Zealand,
Australia, Canada and the US (Cook & Powell, 2003;Tauri,2016;Victor,2007). Depending on
your theoretical and ideological perspective, the escalating globalisation of RJ was influenced by
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