Module 12A - victims and restoratve justice

Question 1

Primary victims

Answer 1

suffer direct effect of crime

Question 2

secondary victims

Answer 2

people who are financially or emotionally dependant on the victim

Question 3

Tertiary victims

Answer 3

people who bear the cost of crime like tax payers or have their lives impacted by fear

Question 4

Impacts and effects of crime

Answer 4

effects can be immediate, short term or long term

violent crime in particular has serious long lasting effects upon victims such a PTSD and depression

Question 5

Victim support

Answer 5

family and friends

most victim support services dont provide practical help, financial, legal or mediacl assistance

Question 6

Police and victims

Answer 6

important for victim satisfaction that police keep them informed on case
victims tend to expect police to tell them about support services

Question 7

Prosecution and victims

Answer 7

keeps victims informed of case progress, most victims dont participate in procescution
some jurisdictions give victims a voice in a charge bargaining

Question 8

Courts and victims

Answer 8

lack of safe waiting areas that separate them from accused and defense witnesses
resenting the amount of time they have to wait to give evidence
difficulty following the court procedure
more victims make victim impact statment than they do testify
victims feel sentences are too lenient

Question 9

Corrections and victims

Answer 9

victims have the right to know
offenders classification
escape from custody if occurs
release dates 
parol application outcomes 
return to custody

Question 10

Restorative justice

Answer 10

a process whereby parties with a stake in a specific offence collectively resolve how to deal with aftermath of offences, and its implications for the future

Question 11

Most common forms of Restorative Justice

Answer 11

sentencing circles
mediation
transformative justice
victim offender conferencing

Question 12

How Restorative justice works

Answer 12

afford greater time to the matter than court heaings
all parties participate to negotiate outcomes
offender must actively engage in process
focuses on what offenders will do to make right the wrongs they have committed

Question 13

Youth Justice conferencing

Answer 13

participants: convener, police, offender and support person, victim and their support person

Question 14

Youth Justice conferencing :Structure of conference

Answer 14

intro
storytelling
agreement

Question 15

Restorative justice conferencing: intro

Answer 15

orienting presentation by convener which serves to introduce participants and review roles and expectations

Question 16

Restorative justice conferencing: story telling

Answer 16

offenders account for behaviour and may offer an apology
victims describe offence impact
offender and victim supporters offer additional input

Question 17

Restorative justice conferencing: Agreement Negotiation

Answer 17

group negotiate how offender can repair harms

common agreement include verbal or written apology commitment not to reoffend or work for victims community

Question 18

Aims of Restorative Justice Processes

Answer 18

meet needs of victim
hold offenders accountable
reparation
restoration
crime reduction

Question 19

conferencing and reoffending in QLD

Answer 19

several offender characterisitics associated with reoffending

Question 20

conferencing and reoffending in QLD; age at conference

Answer 20

10 -12 at conference less likely to reoffend

Question 21

conferencing and reoffending in QLD: age at first offence

Answer 21

younger age group more likely to reoffend

Question 22

conferencing and reoffending in QLD: gender

Answer 22

males more likely to reoffend

Question 23

conferencing and reoffending in QLD: prior offending

Answer 23

youths with prior offences more likely to reoffend