Reflection 1 - Restorative Justice in the Criminal Justice System
Restorative justice is another process that can be used to find justice. Restorative justice is an important part of the criminal justice system as it is not on retribution but restoration. I believe that restorative justice can help with the grieving process but it comes down the victims if they want to face them or if the offender wants to participate. Restorative justice is defined as to "bring victims and offenders and their supporters together to discuss an offense and its impact. Give a greater role to non-legal participants, and offender 's accountability for an offense and making reparations to a victim." (Marmo, De Lint and Palmer 2012, 690). The key points that were …show more content…
The victim was murdered while at work with his family, friends and work colleague all left wondering why it had to be him. From the video it was identified how those affected by the murder all came together and the victims were able to express their feelings. What all those involve took away from restorative justice was that they all felt as if some of the grief had gone away (Ronin Films, 2015). By only using prison as a punishment it does not allow the offender to see the implications of their actions. Restorative justice should be used more to reduce recidivism, according to a study in the United Kingdom after using restorative justice. The recidivism rates were down by 27% after two years. (Taylor and Thorpe. …show more content…
I believe that release and reintegration of offenders is a very hard process. They should be held accountable for their action, but when they come out of prison they are an outcast with no support it will only increase recidivism rates. The key point that were identified were issues faced on release, parole and services available once released.
There are many issues for prisoners who are integrating back into society. Van Dooren, Kinner, Claudio and Williams (2011, 30 - 31) found what it is like for prisoners once released. For some prisoners they were lucky to get jobs but for some they weren 't even given a chance. Also for most prisoners have been in prison for a long time so when they do come out it is almost like a new world. This massive change in society in a short amount of time can cause a loss in confidence for those reintegrating into society. For some they may not want to go back into society as they have built a life for themselves in jail. (Van Dooren, Kinner, Claudio and Williams 2011,
Restorative justice is another process that can be used to find justice. Restorative justice is an important part of the criminal justice system as it is not on retribution but restoration. I believe that restorative justice can help with the grieving process but it comes down the victims if they want to face them or if the offender wants to participate. Restorative justice is defined as to "bring victims and offenders and their supporters together to discuss an offense and its impact. Give a greater role to non-legal participants, and offender 's accountability for an offense and making reparations to a victim." (Marmo, De Lint and Palmer 2012, 690). The key points that were …show more content…
The victim was murdered while at work with his family, friends and work colleague all left wondering why it had to be him. From the video it was identified how those affected by the murder all came together and the victims were able to express their feelings. What all those involve took away from restorative justice was that they all felt as if some of the grief had gone away (Ronin Films, 2015). By only using prison as a punishment it does not allow the offender to see the implications of their actions. Restorative justice should be used more to reduce recidivism, according to a study in the United Kingdom after using restorative justice. The recidivism rates were down by 27% after two years. (Taylor and Thorpe. …show more content…
I believe that release and reintegration of offenders is a very hard process. They should be held accountable for their action, but when they come out of prison they are an outcast with no support it will only increase recidivism rates. The key point that were identified were issues faced on release, parole and services available once released.
There are many issues for prisoners who are integrating back into society. Van Dooren, Kinner, Claudio and Williams (2011, 30 - 31) found what it is like for prisoners once released. For some prisoners they were lucky to get jobs but for some they weren 't even given a chance. Also for most prisoners have been in prison for a long time so when they do come out it is almost like a new world. This massive change in society in a short amount of time can cause a loss in confidence for those reintegrating into society. For some they may not want to go back into society as they have built a life for themselves in jail. (Van Dooren, Kinner, Claudio and Williams 2011,