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Restorative justice is an approach to justice that aims to repair the harm done to victims. [1] [2] In doing so, practitioners work to ensure that offenders take responsibility for their actions, to understand the harm they have caused, to give them an opportunity to redeem themselves, and to discourage them from causing further harm.
This process is called restorative justice and it includes several community based practices. This type of restorative justice, out of course disposal is often used where the young person has had no previous offending history and the offence is considered to be one suitable for resolution without formal intervention [13]. The use of such ...
Restorative practices has its roots in restorative justice, a way of looking at criminal justice that emphasizes repairing the harm done to people and relationships rather than only punishing offenders. [11] In the modern context, restorative justice originated in the 1970s as mediation or reconciliation between victims and offenders.
Restorative Justice (RJ) is an addition to a Community Resolution that allows the offender to take steps to make right the offence in question, often with a controlled meeting with the offender and victim and a discussion taking place regarding the crime.
Circles of Support and Accountability are based on restorative justice principles. Each circle involves 4–6 trained volunteers from the community, forming the inner circle around an ex-offender (the "core member"). That circle receives support and training from professionals, who form the outer circle.
Restorative justice in the forms of boot camps and military programs adopted into public education options is starting to be considered. A variety of programs for anger management , self-esteem , etc. have been developed and those working with academics are called upon to develop such alternatives.
In the realm of juvenile justice, two predominant models are typically considered: restorative justice and criminal justice. [5] In the United States, there is an observable shift towards embracing a more restorative approach, particularly concerning juvenile offenders.
In 1992, the United States Attorney General released 24 recommendations to strengthen the criminal justice system's treatment of crime victims. [3] The Attorney General endorsed the use of victim impact statements and stated that judges should "provide for hearing and considering the victims' perspective at sentencing and at any early release ...