Modifying Criminal Behaviour - Justice Restoration

Question 1

Aim of restorative justice

Answer 1

Heal the wound between 3 stakeholders caused by crime

-victim reparation
-offender take responsibility
-communities reconciliation (families friends)

If one is only partly restoratated

Question 2

How it works

Answer 2

Involve offender, victim + volunteer practitioner (all volunteer to do this)

Victim give insight of their own lives + experience
-offender would feel sympathy for action = less reoffend (minimisation less likely to downplay)
-victim get to move on

Question 3

How restorative justice affect amygdala

Answer 3

Reisel et al

Amygdala smaller = less sympathy

Restorative justice allows for criminal to have amygdala stimulated due to feeling empathy from victim = grown amygdala = less reoffend

Practitioner professionally trained to remain respectful + neutral environment

Question 4

Effectiveness - strength

Answer 4

UK restorative justice council- 85% of victim feel satisfied after
Sherman + Strang - victim less likely to have PTSD + desire of revenge + more effect in recidivism than prison

Rodriguez - juveniles less likely to reoffend compare to comparison group

Question 5

Effectiveness - weakness

Answer 5

Selection bias

Offenders who are more open to change + remorse volunteer on programme or take it for reduced sentences
-not entire prison population representative

Victim - ready to forgive go or crime not as bad go

Question 6

Ethical - strength

Answer 6

Has trained practitioner oversee the entire conversation

Question 7

Ethical weakness

Answer 7

Victim
-see offender cause psychological harm
-if offender not feel remorse feel offended
-feel taken advantage of - offender less sentence

Offender
-may feel forced to volunteer - reduced sentence
-be shamed by victim - not learn perspective

Question 8

Social implication strength

Answer 8

Sherman + strand - victim less desire for revenge = less likely for more victim to be made

UK restorative justice council
-every £1 used, £8 saved for economy use for traditional prison

Question 9

Social implication weakness

Answer 9

Not treat root cause
-offenders only point out their cause (money, environment)
-does not fix the reason why offender commit crime