Implement LLM-driven governance architecture with structured memory
This commit completes the transition to a pure LLM-driven agentic governance system with no hard-coded governance logic. Core Architecture Changes: - Add structured memory system (memory.py) for tracking governance processes - Add LLM tools (tools.py) for deterministic operations (math, dates, random) - Add audit trail system (audit.py) for human-readable decision explanations - Add LLM-driven agent (agent_refactored.py) that interprets constitution Documentation: - Add ARCHITECTURE.md describing process-centric design - Add ARCHITECTURE_EXAMPLE.md with complete workflow walkthrough - Update README.md to reflect current LLM-driven architecture - Simplify constitution.md to benevolent dictator model for testing Templates: - Add 8 governance templates (petition, consensus, do-ocracy, jury, etc.) - Add 8 dispute resolution templates - All templates work with generic process-based architecture Key Design Principles: - "Process" is central abstraction (not "proposal") - No hard-coded process types or thresholds - LLM interprets constitution to understand governance rules - Tools ensure correctness for calculations - Complete auditability with reasoning and citations Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Transformative Justice Dispute Resolution
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*A process addressing immediate harm while transforming conditions that enabled it*
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This dispute resolution protocol can be integrated into any governance constitution as an article on conflict resolution.
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---
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## Article: Dispute Resolution
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### Section 1: Principles and Values
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**Core Values**
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This community operates on seven transformative justice principles:
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1. **Liberation** - Building a world where all can thrive
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2. **Accountability without punishment** - Responsibility without state violence
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3. **Safety and support** - For all involved, especially most impacted
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4. **Collective action** - Community involvement, not isolation
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5. **Addressing root causes** - Changing conditions that enabled harm
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6. **Faith in transformation** - People's capacity to change and heal
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7. **Sustainability** - Long-term commitment to change
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**Transformative Approach**
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We address not just individual incidents but:
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- Patterns of behavior
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- Power dynamics at play
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- Structural and systemic factors
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- Community conditions that enable harm
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- Long-term cultural change
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**Community Standards**
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- Documentation in accessible formats
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- Multiple languages if needed
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- Regular workshops on values and practices
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- Living document that evolves
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- Bot maintains current materials
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### Section 2: Initiating the Process
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**Multiple Entry Points**
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Process can be initiated via:
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- Secure online form
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- Phone hotline
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- Direct conversation with trained member
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- Through support person or ally
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- Anonymous reporting option
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**Initial Assessment**
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Within 48 hours:
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- Initial safety assessment
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- Identify immediate needs
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- Determine process appropriateness
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- Form facilitation team
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- Begin gathering support
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**Who Can Initiate**
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Process can be started by:
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- Person directly harmed
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- Witnesses to harm
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- Community members concerned about patterns
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- Person who caused harm seeking accountability
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- Support people acting on behalf of others
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### Section 3: Support Teams and Facilitation
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**Facilitation Teams**
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Teams of 2-3 trained members:
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- Guide overall process
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- Coordinate different components
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- Hold complexity and multiple timelines
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- Connect to resources
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- Maintain process integrity
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**Support Teams for All Parties**
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Each person involved has support team:
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- Person harmed: support, advocacy, healing resources
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- Person who caused harm: accountability support, transformation work
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- Community members: processing impact, staying engaged
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- Support teams meet separately and coordinate
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**Trauma-Informed Practice**
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All facilitators trained in:
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- Recognizing trauma responses
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- Creating safety
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- Preventing re-traumatization
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- Cultural competency
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- Power analysis
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- Self-care and sustainability
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### Section 4: Communication Norms and Ground Rules
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**Process Agreements**
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Participants commit to:
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- Using "I" statements about personal experience
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- Active listening without interruption
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- Acknowledging systemic factors alongside individual actions
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- Respecting different paces of healing
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- Maintaining confidentiality with specified exceptions
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- Supporting long-term transformation
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**Safety Protocols**
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Process includes:
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- Safety planning with those harmed
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- Boundaries around contact between parties
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- Emergency contacts and backup plans
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- Clear escalation procedures
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- Regular safety check-ins
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- Willingness to pause or modify process
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### Section 5: Assessment and Analysis
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**Multi-Level Analysis**
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Comprehensive assessment examines:
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- **Individual harm** - Specific impact on those harmed
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- **Behavioral patterns** - History and context of actions
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- **Relationship dynamics** - Power imbalances and history
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- **Community factors** - Cultural norms enabling harm
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- **Structural factors** - Systemic oppression and inequality
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**Understanding Root Causes**
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Exploring questions like:
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- What conditions made this harm possible?
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- What systems of oppression are at play?
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- What community norms need transformation?
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- What resources or education were missing?
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- How do we prevent future harm?
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**Scope and Appropriateness**
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Most appropriate for:
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- Community-based interventions
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- Addressing root causes
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- Pattern behavior requiring transformation
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- Situations where state intervention would cause more harm
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- Building community capacity for accountability
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**When State Systems Needed**
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Acknowledge that sometimes:
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- Immediate safety requires outside intervention
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- Survivors choose to involve authorities
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- Legal processes run parallel to community process
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- TJ complements rather than replaces
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### Section 6: Voluntary Participation
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**Consent-Based Process**
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Participation is voluntary:
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- Those harmed decide their involvement level
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- Person who caused harm encouraged but not forced
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- Community members choose engagement
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- Can pause or leave at any time
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- Different participation levels available
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**When Someone Declines**
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Process may continue focusing on:
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- Support for those harmed
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- Community education and prevention
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- Systemic changes to prevent future harm
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- Transformation work with willing participants
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- Community accountability even without direct participation
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### Section 7: Deliberation Process
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**Multiple Formats**
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Process uses various formats:
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- Large group dialogue sessions
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- One-on-one conversations
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- Small group discussions
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- Writing and reflection
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- Artistic expression
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- Action and practice
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**Trauma-Informed Pacing**
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- Respects different healing timelines
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- Allows breaks and pauses
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- No rushing toward resolution
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- Honors that transformation takes time
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- Regular check-ins on pacing
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**Participants**
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May include:
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- Core participants (harmed, harm-doer)
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- Support people for all parties
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- Facilitation team members
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- Community stakeholders
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- Witnesses and those impacted
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- Content experts (when needed)
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### Section 8: Solution-Building
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**Structured Brainstorming**
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Through facilitated process, identify solutions at multiple levels:
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- **Individual healing** - What does person harmed need?
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- **Individual accountability** - What work must harm-doer do?
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- **Relationship repair** - Can/should relationship be rebuilt?
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- **Community education** - What does community need to learn?
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- **Systemic change** - What structures need transformation?
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**Addressing Multiple Levels**
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Effective transformative justice includes:
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- Immediate safety and support
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- Personal transformation work
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- Relationship healing (if possible/desired)
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- Community education and awareness
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- Policy and practice changes
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- Cultural shift in community norms
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### Section 9: Decision-Making and Agreements
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**Consensus-Based**
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Decisions prioritize those most impacted:
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- Person harmed has most weight
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- Others consent to support plans
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- Creative, multi-faceted agreements
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- Flexible and revisable over time
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**Types of Commitments**
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Agreements often include:
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*For person who caused harm:*
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- Education and learning (workshops, reading, mentorship)
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- Therapy or counseling
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- Behavioral changes with accountability
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- Restitution or repair actions
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- Community service
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- Regular check-ins with accountability team
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*For community:*
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- Policy changes
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- Educational programming
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- Resource allocation
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- Cultural norm shifting
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- Support structures for prevention
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*For those harmed:*
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- Healing resources and support
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- Safety measures
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- Decision-making power over process
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- Community accountability to their needs
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### Section 10: Implementation and Accountability
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**Long-Term Commitment**
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Transformation requires time:
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- Process may span months or years
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- Regular check-ins and adjustments
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- Sustained community engagement
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- Resources for long-term support
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- Celebrating progress while maintaining accountability
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**Accountability Structures**
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Include:
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- Regular reporting to accountability team
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- Observable behavioral changes
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- Community witness and support
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- Consequences for non-compliance (decided by those harmed)
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- Repair of trust over time
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**When Commitments Aren't Met**
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If person doesn't follow through:
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- Facilitation team addresses with person
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- Support team explores barriers
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- May adjust expectations or timeline
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- Those harmed decide on consequences
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- May include separation from community
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### Section 11: Extending Timeline and Process Evolution
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**Flexible Timeline**
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Process adapts as needed:
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- May extend timeline for transformation work
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- Can bring in additional expertise
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- Might adapt focus while maintaining goals
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- Responds to changing circumstances
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- Honors that healing isn't linear
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**Specialist Support**
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May bring in specialists for:
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- Trauma counseling
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- Addiction support
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- Mental health expertise
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- Cultural or language support
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- Legal advice
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- Youth or elder-specific support
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### Section 12: Reconsideration and Follow-Up
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**Structured Reassessment**
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Process revisited when:
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- Agreements not being implemented
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- New information emerges about harm
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- Harm recurs or patterns continue
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- More support needed
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- Ready for next phase of work
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**Follow-Up Process**
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Includes:
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- Review of original agreements
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- Assessment of what's working
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- Identification of implementation gaps
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- Adjustment of expectations or support
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- Recognition of growth and change
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- Planning next phases
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### Section 13: Information Sharing and Privacy
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**Consent-Based Sharing**
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Information shared based on:
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- Explicit consent of those involved
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- Need for safety of community
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- Supporting accountability
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- Educational value for community
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- Always protecting most impacted
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**Community Learning**
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While protecting individuals:
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- Pattern-level data shared for prevention
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- Educational materials developed from learnings
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- Community workshops on prevention
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- De-identified case studies (with consent)
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- Building community capacity
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**Record Keeping**
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Bot maintains:
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- Process timeline and phases
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- Agreements and commitments
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- Check-in schedules
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- Accountability tracking
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- Resources and referrals
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- Consent documentation
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---
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## Implementation Notes for Bot
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When supporting transformative justice process:
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1. **Hold complexity** - Multiple timelines, participants, and goals
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2. **Center most impacted** - Prioritize needs of those harmed
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3. **Track accountability** - Support long-term commitment tracking
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4. **Respect consent** - All information sharing requires permission
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5. **Support facilitation** - Coordinate logistics for complex process
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6. **Connect resources** - Link to community support and expertise
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7. **Long-term view** - Transformation takes time, support sustained engagement
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8. **Learn and adapt** - Use patterns to prevent future harm
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This process works best when:
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- Community committed to root cause transformation
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- Resources available for long-term support
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- Skilled facilitation teams in place
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- Analysis of systems of oppression included
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- Focus on liberation, not just resolution
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- Community willing to change itself
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- State alternatives needed/desired
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