restorative justice

• aims of restorative justice is atonement for doing wrong and the rehabilitation of offenders.
• forms of restorative justice

  atonement = community service, compensation, writing a letter

  rehabilitation = encourage responsibility and understand impact of crime = change attitude so less likely to reoffend
• wachtel and mccold = theoretical framework = starting point is rebuilding relationships = 3 key parties must be involved to be fully restorative = victim, offender and wider community