Restoritive justice

• What did people historically believe about offending?

  If you offended then u committing a crime against the state
• What did braithwaite say about crime?


  Crime hurts, justice should heal
• What is restorative justice?

  Is a process of managed collaboration between offender and victim based on the related principles of healing and empowerment
• What is the process?

  a supervised meeting between the 2 parties is organised, attended by a mediator in which the victim is given the opportunity to confront the offender and explain how the incident affects them
• What does this help do?

  The offender is able to see the consequences of their actions including the emotional distress it caused
• What are the key processes of the programme?

  -focus on acceptance of responsibility and positive change for people who harm others; less emphasis on punishment

  -not restricted to courtrooms; survivors and those responsible for the harm may voluntarily choose to meet face to face in a no courtroom setting, other community members may also have a role in processes

  -active rather than passive involvement of all parties in the process whenever possible

  -focus on positive outcomes for survivors and those who have engaged in wrongdoing
• What variations are there?

  -offenders may make some financial restitution to the victim which may reflect the psychological damage done or the actual, physical damage done

  -offenders repairing damaged property themselves

  -can fucntion as an alternative to prison

  -as an "add on" to community service or as an incentive which may lead to the reduction of an existing sentence
• What is the rjc?

  -restorative justice council

  -they establish clear standards for the use of restorative justice

  -support victims

  -get speaclist in the feild

  -advocate the use of restorative practice in preventing ans managing conflict in many areas including schools, children's service and workplace, hospitals and communities as well as prisons
• E-Strength-flexible and diverse


  -flexible and diverse

  -programmes can be administered in loads of application (including schools and hospitals)

  -adapted and tailored to the needs of individuals situation
• E-Limitation-depends on offender and used as an escape option


  -depends on offender and used as an escape option

  -people may use it as a easy way out to escape prison
• E-Limitation-expensive


  -expensive

  -shapland concluded that every 1 pound spent on restorative justice would save the criminal justice system 8 pound through reduced reoffending
• E-limitation-feminist critique


  -feminist critique

  -women aid organisations have called for a legislation ban on the use of restorative justice in domestic violence cases
• What are the A03 points

  -feminist critique

  -expensive

  -depends on the offender and is used as an escape option

  -flexibility and diverse