Social implications

• Financial implications


  Aims to bring down the numbers of people in prison by stopping them from committing more crimes.

  For every £1 spent on restorative justice,it saves £8 due to less money spent in prisons,courts and police.

  Money for the programme comes from fines paid by the offenders,so saves a lot of money for the community
• Wider approach in the community

  a good programme involves the whole community.

  'Peace circles' are one-way communities with high levels of violence and crime have tried to do this.

  A respectful environment where the community supports victims and helps offenders.

  Everyone sits in a circle and pass around a 'talking piece' also a keeper to ensure everyone respects each other