Restorative justice

MacMillan wrote an article of why Restorative Justice Can Bring About the Healing Process. Restorative Justice is, “ Participants gather in circles to try to resolve problems through discussion, rather retribution.” So why would Restorative Justice not work if it helps people heal. Three good reasons why Restorative Justice does work is because it stops student violence, reduces suspensions, and helps troubled teens to open up to the problem. Some people think Restorative Justice won’t work…

The re-emergence of restorative justice occurred across the globe during the 1970’s as a viable alternative to traditional criminal justice processes (Mika & Zehr, 2003). Restorative justice focuses on repairing the harm caused to the victim by the offender after an offense has occurred (Maxwell, 2007a, 2007c; Zehr, 1990). The 1990’s saw the implementation of the Family Group Conference (FGC) in New Zealand’s youth justice system with the passing of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families…

The Restorative Justice approach epitomises 5 main principles that underpin Restorative justice in the classroom: (Varnham, 2005), the consensus of both the victim and offender the restoring of wrongdoing also for victim and offender the significance of the offender taking full responsibility of…

Restorative justice was first introduced to the legal system in New Zealand and has been used in various circumstances for decades. This technique can be used in various practices, but is more so used to unite the bond between the public, delinquents and victim’s. It focuses more on the mending of humanity and allows to resolution inoperative social bonds. Restorative justice can be performed out in many different processes, and do not always allow for the mending of the offender or the victim.…

The arrest phase of a crime could have you at the very beginning of a long process through the American criminal justice system. For the most part, it doesn 't matter what state you are in, the steps are usually the same. After an arrest takes place a criminal is “booked” into police custody. This is where your photo and fingerprints are taken as a matter of record as well. Between now and any trials there is the matter of arraignment, possible plea bargaining, preliminary hearings and pre-trial…

Introduction Criminal justice is an important aspect in our society, which it functions to organize the public and enforce justice. Many criminal professionals have studied to identify the best possible criminal justice approach to handle criminal problems we face. As a result, professionals have developed the restorative justice as a new alternative for the retributive justice where it primary focuses on executing the punishments. Restorative justice has gained popularity over the past decades…

revolved around the idea of punishment. From these ideologies alternative methods to the traditional justice system and its processes have emerged including that of restorative justice (RJ). Restorative justice offers a brighter alternative, which is less complex and informal than purely judicial approaches. This essay will discuss the reasons that support RJ processes as better suited within the justice system. The essay will discuss peacemaking, family group counseling, conferencing and…

Restorative justice philosophies blossomed throughout the twentieth century as a response to various developments in the criminal justice system. More specifically, the lack of confidence in rehabilitation and deterrence tactics, increased recognition of victims as essential stakeholders, and heightened interests in community justice were trends that led to restorative practice (London, 2013). While Albert Eglash first mentioned the term “restorative justice” in the late 1980’s, scholars have…

Significant aspects of Restorative Justice In order for things to go smoothly and repair the damaged relationships, significant aspects need to be maintained within the interactions of the stakeholders in the form of a restorative justice process. First would be the concept of authentic communication that upholds the same elements as discussed in the encounter. Each party in the criminal case is accountable in sharing their perceptive on how decisions on this case should be made. Accountability…

question. Restorative Justice is when people come together in a circle to try and fix problems at school that become severe, instead of using suspensions and expulsions to try and fix these problems. By using Restorative Justice we reduce the number of suspensions and expulsions. Restorative Justice also gives kids the opportunity to make right what they did wrong. Restorative Justice helps schools figure out how to help the children that cause these problems and why. Therefore, Restorative…