Restorative Justice

Question 1

Define restorative justice

Answer 1

Focusses on rehabilitation

Through reconciliation

To see impact

And give survivor ‘voice’

Question 2

What does it involve

Answer 2

Healing process

On individual needs

Repairing harm

Question 3

The process

Answer 3

Supervised meeting

Survivor given opportunity to confront

Offender able to see impact X distress caused

Question 4

Key features

Answer 4

Trained mediator

Acceptance is focus

Question 5

Sentencing x Restitution

Answer 5

Alongside prison sentence

Incentive to reduce sentence

Can be emotional restitution

Question 6

Benefits to survivor

Answer 6

Gains closure

Empowering

Voice in justice system

Understanding

Question 7

Benefits to offender

Answer 7

Understand effect

Apologise

Repair

Heal

Question 8

Benefits to wider community

Answer 8

Retribution

Reduces recidivism - safer

Rebuild community

Saves money

Question 9

AO3: ❌Feminist…

Answer 9

Unequal power positions e.g. domestic abuse

Highly traumatic situation for survivors are to re- live

Can be more regressive than progressive in allowing the survivor to heal or move on

Unsuitable

Question 10

AO3: ✅ Indiv nature…

Answer 10

Flexible X tailored to needs

Behaviour effectively dealt with

More applicable

Question 11

AO3: ❌ Drop out rates…

Answer 11

Both survivor x offender find hard to complete

More emotionally straining than thought

Burglary- cannot gain what lost

Going in circles as limited amount being achieved

Mediator demands civility

May not change IRL offending thoughts