Enhanced through the delivery of a warning as part of a restorative conference involving the offender, their parents/guardians (if a young offender), and the victim (where appropriate) to enable the offender face the consequences of their offence and give something back to the person/community, whilst enabling the victim to express their views.
A philosophy which views crime as an act against individuals and the community. Victims have a voice in Restorative Justice. Restorative Justice has created the opportunity for a victim to have a face-to-face meeting with the offender, when appropriate ("Victim-Offender Conferencing"). It has led to the formation of groups designed to heighten awareness of Victims' needs both within and beyond the Department of Corrections. The goal behind Restorative Justice is to "restore" the victims and the community, and to engage the offender in the restoration process by helping repair the harm he/she has caused. to top
A model of justice which involves mediation between victims and offenders in which offenders accept responsibility for their actions and agree to reimburse victims for their losses.
Restorative Justice is an approach to justice making that has as its primary goal repairing the harm done by crime to the extent possible, with regard to and for the victim, the community, and the offender.
Restorative justice is justice that is not designed to punish the wrong-doer, but rather to restore the victim and the relationship to the way they were before the offence. Thus, restorative justice requires an apology from the offender, restitution for the offense, and forgiveness from the victim. Often this is accomplished through victim-offender reconciliation programs, which may operate at either the interpersonal or intergroup level.
a response to crime that provides opportunities for those most directly affected by crime - the victim, the offender, their families, and representatives of the community - to be directly involved in responding to the harm caused by crime; based upon values which emphasize the importance of providing opportunities for more active involvement in the process of: offering support and assistance to crime victims; holding offenders directly accountable to the people and communities they have violated; restoring the emotional and material losses to victims (to the degree possible); providing a range of opportunities for dialogue and problem solving among interested and affected parties; offering offenders opportunities for competency development and reintegration into productive community life; and strengthening public safety through community building
Restorative justice emphasizes the way in which crimes hurt relationships between people who live in a community. Crime is seen as something done against a victim and a community—not simply as a violation against the state. In restorative justice, the offender becomes accountable to those he or she has harmed. Justice is done for victims, victimized communities, and offenders. Restorative justice involves the community in preventive and intervention programs, and requires the offender to take responsibility for his or her actions.
Restorative Justice is an alternative means of responding to an offence and its effects that places a focus on the people affected by the crime. According to the Restorative Justice Trust, it aims to ‘creatively address the trauma of crime by recognising that victims have many needs which are not met in the current system.â€(tm) ‘Victim painâ€(tm) is a principal concern, but ‘victim and offender restorationâ€(tm) is also a priority. Face-to-face meetings with the victim are used to make offenders accountable and support people are invited to assist the parties in achieving reconciliation. As the Restorative Justice Trust states, ‘Restorative Justice tries to achieve accountability, restoration, and reintegration.â€(tm) Items linked to this NZFVC Topic Area cover any alternative forms of justice system used within the larger New Zealand justice system, including some tikanga Maori justice processes, and the Family Group Conference model.
A nonpunitive justice approach that emphasizes the importance of the roles of the victim, the offender, and the community in fashioning genuine and long-lasting solutions to crime. As such, the emphasis is not upon sanctions for the sake of sanctions, but rather upon remedies that work best to instill accountability and the opportunity for true change in the offender; to restore financial losses for the victim; and to initiate the re-establishment of community ties that have been damaged and/or broken by the commission of a crime.
Restorative justice is commonly known as a theory of criminal justice that focuses on crime as an act against another individual or community rather than the state. The victim plays a major role in the process and may receive some type of restitution from the offender. Today, however, "Restorative justice is a broad term which encompasses a growing social movement to institutionalize peaceful approaches to harm, problem-solving and violations of legal and human rights.
