Direct Victim: The direct victim in the case study is a factory manager who explains that he was shocked and horrified by the mess and damage from the crime. His financial losses were not only the cost of the damages, but also the loss of making money the entire day as the day was spent cleaning up the mess (Crosland, P., & Liebmann, M. 2003). Although the financial needs of the direct victim were not met because the offenders were young children and could not repay it; according to the victim motives for participation in our textbook, the victim’s emotional needs seem to have been met. Some of the needs that were met are holding the offender accountable (the offender took full responsibility for his part in the crime), learning…
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…
Although punitive approaches to criminal justice are still dominant today, the public acceptance of restorative justice programs is gradually increasing in the United States. Current restorative justice programs have made significant changes in communities all over the country, such as the Longmont Community Justice Partnership in Colorado. The main goal of this organization is to guide victims and offenders into strengthening their relationships while repairing the harm done by the crime. This restorative program has demonstrated to law enforcement administrators and the community in general how effective an approach to justice without punishment can be.…
1. What do we learn from these early pioneers about an event in the history of restorative justice that has not made it to the history books on restorative justice? Historical events, especially ones that do not make it to history books, hold a lot of information about the history of change and the challenges involved. The particular story shared in Chapter 2 shows us that some parts of the criminal justice system have resisted the change brought about by the restorative justice movement. The commissioner of corrections in Minnesota during 1973 fought against the benefits of approaching offender rehabilitation from the viewpoints of restorative justice.…
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.…
Zehr worked with the residents in “victim-offender reconciliation” after the home burnt down (6). Zehr facilitated meetings between offenders and victims, along with the support networks of each and impacted community members. This aspect remains in restorative justice approaches today. Restorative…
In certain states the rights of the victim have been so clearly heard that sentencing focus strongly on the restoration and making whole again aspect of the criminal justice process. The concept is “Restorative Justice” (FAMM - Families Against Mandatory Minimums. (07/2011) in which goals are set forth involving victim restitution, victim-offender mediation programs, community service, and conditions of probation. In conclusion the involvement of the victim has become an integrate part of the court system, in the sentencing and the rehabilitation of the…
In the article “When Traditional Disciplinary Actions Don’t Work, Restorative Justice Can Bring About the Healing Process.” it states that “Fania Davis, head of the organization Restorative Justice of Oakland Youth, helped the school implement restorative justice circles. In a single year, suspensions dropped by 87 percent and not a single student was expelled.” Restorative Justice is a system in which people are punished by facing their victim and or offender face to face to work on the healing process. Restorative Justice originated from the Native Americans.…
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 rational focus of crime differs for serious crimes as compared to minor crimes. Serious crimes such as sexual assault are more punitive than property crimes. Sexual assault cases are taken seriously, however, the victims are ignored in sexual assault cases. The justice system continues to avoid victims, many victims feel re-victimized because the system denies them from having their voices heard (McGlynn, 2011, p.825). This paper will focus on crimes of sexual assault and the challenges of the contemporary systems of justice and how restorative justice allows for opportunities of healing.…
As such, the contemporary juvenile justice system endeavours to balance these competing objectives in its practice. In the evolution of the contemporary criminal justice system, a third model has been developed that seeks to provide an additional approach to dealing with young offenders. The restorative justice model is based on reintegrative and developmental principles, which focuses on the reparation of harms through the involvement of the offender, the victim, and the wider community (YCNZ 2015). The model is highly relevant to any discussion of young people in the criminal justice system, and will provide an additional point of reference and contrast throughout this…
Integrating these approaches into correctional facilities can improve them and meet the needs of both offenders and victims out in the community. Theoretical Practices for Restorative Justice, Crime Prevention,…
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…
The restorative justice referred to in this essay is commonly called modern restorative justice. Modern because many traditional cultures have used and incorporated RJ philosophy for centuries and as such RJ is not a new viewpoint. Since its growing popularity in the 1970s the philosophy and scope of RJ and its practices have reached beyond just the criminal justice systems and have found themselves in a range of every day practices such as schools. Though RJ processes involve a range of practices including, conferences, mediation, peacemaking circles and other non judicial approaches, they all have in common the quality of allowing the victim, offender and community a platform to communicate with one another in a setting other than a courtroom (Leverton,…