LS202 Lecture Notes - Restorative Justice, Adversarial System, The Offence
7 Mar 2013
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What is restorative justice: built on a holistic approach to wrongdoing, the offender must admit their offence and be willing to hear how it affected another, the victim is empowered through-out the process. It can involve the family and friends of the offender and the victim. Not wanting to maybe move on: this leads to the reintegration of the offender, te restorative process is a powerful way of addressing social, psychological and relational injuries. It involves more parties in responding to crime. Adversarial system: it is a success when the accused gets punished harshly and put in a jail for a long period of time. Why is restorative justice: there are opportunities to apply restorative justice processes to criminal case, section 718. 2 of the criminal code states that all methods of disciple should be considered for offenders. Police and other justice workers can use this system if they think it is best for the offender.
