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Abstract
Imagine you are not reading this article. Instead, you are walking back home from dinner with your friends. As you walk down the street, someone comes up behind you and demands you hand them your money. You turn around to give them all the money you have, only to lock eyes with the barrel of a gun. What are you feeling in this moment? A little bit of rage perhaps. Maybe your hands have started shaking. Or, just maybe, you are feeling a little defiant. But before you can even react, a police officer is running down the street, yelling at them to put the weapon down. Once they reach the robber, the police arrest and take them away. All that is left is for you to go to your court date, and that gets you justice, right?
Recommended Citation
Emma Donaldson,
Topple Headfirst into the Dark: Restorative Justice in Missouri and Hope for the Future,
2026 J. Disp. Resol.
(2026)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/jdr/vol2026/iss1/8