Restorative justice

• making things right after committing a crime through communication with the victim
• Offender may simply give payment as reparation but more often will write a letter to the victim or have an interaction with the victim
• AIMS OF PUNISHMENT


  Public protection(incapacitation)

  • taking threat away
  • stop criminal committing crime
  • removal mainstream
• AIMS OF PUNISHMENT


  Retribution(to atone for wrongdoing)

  • revenge,get what you deserve
• AIMS OF PUNISHMENT


  Deterrent(put others off)

  • discourage public from committing crime
• AIMS OF PUNISHMENT


  Rehabilitation

  • help for behaviour eg-CBT
• AIMS OF PUNISHMENT


  Reparation(repair the damage which has been done)

  • making up for the harm caused by the crime,fix what was broken or help the community
  • victim is often asked what they think should happen
• AIMS ON PUNISHMENT


  Denunciation

  • to publicly condemn someone of their actions
• Rehabilitation of offenders aims to help offenders change their ways.This can be done by letting the victim share how they feel and how the crime affected them so offenders can understand better
• Rehabilitation of offenders helps them see things from another persons point of view,stopping them committing more crimes
• The offender admits what they did is wrong,this makes them think differently and behave better in the future
• Atonement of wrongdoing,offenders might give something back for the crime,like money or community work for free
• Atonement,offender admitting they feel bad for what they did and understanding their actions hurt others.
• Victims perspective,makes them feel less of a victim,not powerless anymore-they get to speak up.

  Listening to offenders side of the story,victims might understand them better,make them feel less hurt
• Wachtel and Mccold


  restorative justice should prioritise repairing relationships rather than punishing.Crime hurts people and their connections,justice means fixing the harm as much as possible
• For it to work well,all 3 stakeholders need to be involved:victim,offender and community.

  If only 1 stakeholder is involved,its only partly restorative.

  If 2 are involved,its mostly restorative