reparation Flashcards
describe the aim of reparation
This is aimed at compensating the victims of the crime usually by ordering the offender to pay a sum of money to the victim. This concept also includes making reparation to society as a whole, for example doing unpaid work in the community through a community order.
There is also a increasing number of schemes that bring offenders and victims together, so offenders can make reparation.
This can include writing a letter of apology, repairing any damage caused or meeting face to face to discuss the issue. This is known as restorative justice.
punishments that meet the aim of reparation
Compensation order: which requires the offender to pay compensation for any personal injury, loss or damage resulting from the offence.
Unpaid work to make reparation to society through community payback schemes for example removing graffiti from public buildings.
Restorative justice.
links to unit 2 criminological theories
Left realists may see such punishments as a way of providing practical measures to reduce crime and produce a long-term change to a more equal, caring society.
Labelling theory favours restorative justice as a way of reintegrating offenders into mainstream society. By enabling them to show genuine remorse, it permits their reintegration and prevents them being pushed into secondary deviance.
Functionalists would argue that reparation is vital as it helps put things back to how they were before the crime was committed which is essential for the smooth functioning of complex modern societies.
