Social implications

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    • 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
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