restorative justice

• Restorative justice :

   

  • Offender and victim come face to face to discuss the impacts of crimes 
  • This acts as a form of rehabilitation for offender and can help victim 
• • Restorative justice switches the needs of the state (to enforce law and punish) to the needs of the individual victim (to come to terms with crime) 
  • It is less about retribution (punishment) and more about reparation (repairing harm that was caused) 
• ministry of justice - 14% reduction in reoffending in those who went through restorative justice programmes compared to those who did not. suggests it helps long term behaviour change.- 62% of victims also felt better for participating