The Little book of Restorative Justice talks about victim’s problems and desires, and how offenders are responsible to put right those harms, and contain victims, offenders and communities in this method. Then, to make the meaning of restorative justice even more clearly, he clarifies why it is not mainly understanding, mediation, how it’s used for insignificant offenses, an additional use for the legal system, a substitute for prison, or the contradictory of retributions. Zehr also states how Retributive and Restorative justice are similar. “A primary goal of both retributive theory and restorative theory is to vindicate through reciprocity, by evening the score.” (Zehr, Pg. 58). Also, In The Little Book of Restorative Justice the author Howard Zehr has a very clear definition of restorative justice. He mentions, “A process to involve, to the extent possible, those who have a stake in a
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The main beliefs of RJ can be used in all types of conflicts and offenses, from being disciplined in school and from parents, to adult encounters at a workplace and of course a different way of handling criminal offenses. I wish they had more examples of the seek-out conversation or the conversation on how long these methods can take, but it would have made it a much longer book. This book does a great job at staying focused and clarifying the basics and guiding principles of RJ. I liked this book because it taught me the meaning of Restorative justice. For example what I said in the weakness it will be hard for anybody that doesn’t know what restorative justice is, im not going to lie I had no clue but when I did the research on it now I completely disagree. I personally like the normal justice system because if someone stole something from me I hope he gets what he deserves. I believe in second chances so I sort of agree with the restorative justice system but they should get a
The main beliefs of RJ can be used in all types of conflicts and offenses, from being disciplined in school and from parents, to adult encounters at a workplace and of course a different way of handling criminal offenses. I wish they had more examples of the seek-out conversation or the conversation on how long these methods can take, but it would have made it a much longer book. This book does a great job at staying focused and clarifying the basics and guiding principles of RJ. I liked this book because it taught me the meaning of Restorative justice. For example what I said in the weakness it will be hard for anybody that doesn’t know what restorative justice is, im not going to lie I had no clue but when I did the research on it now I completely disagree. I personally like the normal justice system because if someone stole something from me I hope he gets what he deserves. I believe in second chances so I sort of agree with the restorative justice system but they should get a