Restorative Justice

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Commonly known as a Theory of Criminal Justice

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Restorative justice

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Focuses on crime as an act by an offender against another individual or community rather than the state

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Restorative justice

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It is done between the offending person and the person who has been harmed is a central process within restorative justice

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Dialog

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The person who has harmed takes responsibility for their actions

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True

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Person who has been harmed is able to take a central role in the process

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True

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A theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behavior

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Restorative justice

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Practices and programs reflecting restorative purposes will respond to crime by

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Identifying and taking steps to repair harm
Involving all stakeholders
Transforming the traditional relationship bet. communities and their governments in responding crimes

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Some of the programs and outcomes typically identified with restorative justice

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Custom offender mediation
Conferencing
Circles
Victim assistance
Ex-offender assistance
Restitution
Community Service

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One of Principles that form the foundation for restorative justice

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Justice requires that we work to restore those who have been injured

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One of Principles that form the foundation for restorative justice
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Those most directly involved and affected by crime should have the opportunity to participate fully in the response if they wish

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One of Principles that form the foundation for restorative justice
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Government’s role is to preserve a just public order, and the community’s is to build and maintain a just peace

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Create opportunities for victims, offenders and community members who want to do so to meet to discuss the crime and it’s aftermath

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Encounter

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Expect offenders to take steps to repair the harm they caused

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Amends

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Seek to restore victims and offenders to whole, contributing members of society

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Reintegration

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Provide opportunities for parties with a stake in a specific crime to participate in it’s resolution

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Inclusion

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Types of compensation include

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But not are limited to:
Money
Community Service in general
Community service specific to the deed
Self- education to prevent recidivism and/ or expression of remorse

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For petty crimes or first time offenses a case may be referred to

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Restorative justice as a pretrial diversion

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In more serious cases, restorative justice may be-

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A part of a sentence that includes prison time or other punishments

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In the community, the concerned individuals meet with all affected parties to determine what the experience and impact of the crime were for all

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True

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Those called out for offenses-

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Listen to what others experience first, preferably until they are able to reflect and feel what those experiences were for the others.

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Usually ftf meeting, in the presence of a trained mediator, between the victim of a crime

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Victim- Offender Mediator

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Usually consists of a small number of participants and often is the only option to incarcerated offenders, due limit to visitors

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Victim- Offender Mediator

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Where did VOM originated from

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Canada where it formed an alternative court sanction in a 1974 Kitchener, Ontario

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Much wider circle of participants where the participants may include people connected to the victim and the offenders family
Most appropriate for juvenile cases

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Family Group Conferencing