Another modern element of this program will be that treatment experts can be brought into peacemaking. Traditionally, peacemaking is based on the Navajo concept of planning. Planning is in fact a central element of traditional Navajo justice. The product of the peacemaking sessions will be a specific plan for the participant to rehabilitate himself or herself. It may involve restitution, community service, alcohol counseling or treatment, traditional ceremonies, and other steps which are appropriate to the participant and to the situation.
Community service is a visible sign that a defendant is paying the community back for the offense.
Once a plan is in place, a probation officer will monitor the participant's completion of the action items in the plan. The probation officer will also make reports to the court on a participant's progress. If the participant does not carry out the action items, the probation officer will make a decision to return the participant and family to peacemaking, seek the advice of the court, or refer the participant to the normal criminal justice process. Probation officers will work with participant's families so they can guide their relative. While this may look like a restorative justice program or a drug court, it has unique elements.