Restorative Justice

Cards (8)

  • Restorative Justice
    Rehabilitation through cognitive understanding of the effect of the crime on society and the victim, through rehabilitation and atonement, via reconcilliation with victim
  • Rehabilitation
    Victim explains the impact of the crime so the offender can understand their perspective
  • Atonement
    The offender may offer compensation and show their remorse
  • Reparation
    Demonstrates acceptance of responsibility by repaying with cash, time etc
  • Victims Perspective
    Victim can feel less powerless if they can voice their views, they can understand the offenders story more, reducing the sense of victimisation
  • (+) A03: Ministry of Justice
    Found that:
    • Restorative justice reduced recidivism by 14%
    • 62% of victims felt better
    • 2% of victims felt worse
    Shapland's study found that every £1 spent on RJ, £8 was saved on recidivism, having economic implications
  • (-) A03: Social Rejection
    Society dont accept this as a form of retribution, can be a soft approach to crime, may not suffice for the emotional harm it has done to the victims; offenders may only agree to this to reduce their sentence
  • (+) A03: Flexible
    Schemes can be tailored to fit individual needs, unlike custodial sentencing which tends to be a one-size fits all approach, programmes can be administered effectively to suit individual crimes