Restorative justice makes it possible for the victims family to have closure. In addition, Kumar achieved his goal in writing a convincing argument by asking questions in his article. The questions he had about restorative justice were able to be answered clearly. Showing that restorative justice is a beneficial…
The case study found in the Appendix in the back of the textbook showed just how restorative justice can care for victim and repair the wrongs done by the suspects. The volunteers of the RJ city were very helpful to Mildred by cleaning up the mess in her house after the break in, bringing her meals, checking in on her to make sure she was ok and keeping her updated on both the suspects. The restorative justice program allowed the victim, one of the offender and supporting members to come together in a central location to discuss the happened, the impact, an apology and how an amends can be made. David was able to get his life back on the right track from this experience. While Ed was sent to Adversarial court for trail sentenced, then released…
Restorative justice is used in a community setting and has many applications including neighborhood accountability boards where many members of the community volunteer to be involved with the process and juvenile conference committees focusing on reversing harm done by juvenile offenders (Hasset-Walker, 2002, Bazemore, 2005). McCold (2008) sums up the central plan of restorative justice as a victim/offender in person meeting where they decide how to address the sanctions to the crime (Cullen & Johnson, 2012). Restorative justice would satisfy the needs of the victim to have a deep involvement with offenders and the outcome out the…
I agree that restorative justice can work. It can help criminals to sty out of being locked behind bars. When going through restorative justice I also agree that it make the offender take responsibility for the actions that they have committed. Also, I feel that repeating offenders should not be able to go through restorative justice. Repeating a crime will not only affect the criminal but also the victim or community where the crime took place.…
1. Explain in complete detail Howard Zehrs ' approach to restorative justice. Restorative justice provides an opportunity for people who committed a crime and those who were impacted by it to communicate with one another on the cause, damage, and potential repair. The central concern of restorative justice is the repair of harm caused by the crime committed. Howard Zehr pioneered restoratice justice while directing a halfway house in Indiana.…
Some people think Restorative Justice won’t work because it's not good for the victims. However, if Restorative Justice let victims talk to their offender, then the victim and the offender would talk about what's on their mind about the problem. The text states, “But bringing them face to face with their victims may not always…
It is for people who encounter violence. Restorative Justice helps people begin the healing process. Some may argue, that Restorative Justice may not work for all people. However,…
A brief review of the book “The Little Book of Restorative Justice,” by Howard Zehr, is based upon one idea, how should this society respond to wrong doings and what should be done with the victims and offenders? The book begins by telling us that the criminal justice system is not meeting the needs of the people with in that system, ultimately the system is failing however there still may be some good qualities. Zehr expresses that, “restorative justice is an attempt to address some of the needs and limitations,” (3) and by doing this he first tells his audience what restorative justice is not, to give us, his readers a better understanding of what it really is. Also to you could say that he does this so we can have a stronger foundation while learning what, The Little Book of Restorative Justice,” is and not being completely biased…
The key strengths include strengthening a civil society, providing effective leadership, restoring relationships and also aims to repair any harm caused by the offender. In addition to all of this it’s also just as important to remember that restorative justice is only suitable to certain cases, this means that the offender must take full responsibility of his/her wrong doings, they must feel remorse towards the victim, the seriousness of the crime has been taken into account and the general feelings that both parties have towards each other are also taken into…
To the advocate of restorative justice, I don’t see how victims of crime will want to get together and have a chat about all the ways an offender has wronged them. The justice system is not a game and as I picture everyone sitting together around a table and talking about what the offender can do to restore things to the way they were for his victim, I almost laugh at the thought. I fully agree that the victims of crime should be helped back to the place they were before becoming victims but do not believe a restorative justice model to be the way there. Victim advocate programs are in place for this exact reason.…
This policy proposal includes a brief introduction of restorative justice particularly focuses on youth justice conferencing. This paper will explain the penoligical principles underlying in restoration, and discuss the strength and weakness of youth justice conferencing. Finally, this paper will conclude with recommendation for future practice. Restorative justice is a framework that recognises accountability and the need to repair harm caused to victims and communities impacted by crime. It is a reform that seeks to engage all parties such as (victims, offenders, both their families or support persons, police officer and the facilitator) comes together to discuss the offence, its impact and what should be done to repair the harm, and resolve…
The treatment of children by the criminal justice system has been an area of longstanding debate. The ‘justice’ and ‘welfare’ models are reflective of the contrasting views and philosophies relating to juveniles that have evolved and shifted over time. This paper will outline the characteristics of these two models, with reference to a third ‘restorative justice’ model as well. We will investigate how the ideologies of these models are incorporated into our current criminal justice system through the police, courts, and corrections, in terms of both theory and practice. Lastly, we will explore these issues as they relate specifically to Indigenous young people, with a focus on their over-representation within the juvenile justice system.…
1. What is the mission of corrections? The mission of the corrections has traditionally been to implement court-prescribed sentences for criminal violators or to carry out the sentence of the court. 2.…
Introduction: Restorative justice is the idea that harm caused by a crime can be repaired (Wallis, 2007) and that the victim and community can be restored to how it was previously, rather than resorting to punishing the offender…
(1) Using at least 250 words, explain each of the guiding principles of restorative justice. Restorative justice is a process in which the offender repairs wrongdoings that were done to the victim and to the community. Instead of a traditional trial, the offenders are encouraged to take responsibility for their actions by expressing remorse and even apologizing to the victim. The restorative justice process gives the victim the opportunity to meet with the offender so the victim can explain the impact of the crime to the offender, while also giving the victim the opportunity to forgive the offender.…