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- DictionaryRe·stor·a·tive jus·tice
noun
- 1. a system of criminal justice which focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large.
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Restorative justice, response to criminal behaviour that focuses on lawbreaker restitution and the resolution of the issues arising from a crime in which victims, offenders, and the community are brought together to restore the harmony between the parties.
By repairing the harm to the relationships between offenders and victims, and offenders and the community that resulted from the crime, restorative justice seeks to understand and address the circumstances which contributed to the crime.
Restorative justice is a response to wrongdoing that prioritizes repairing harm and recognizes that maintaining positive relationships with others is a core human need. It seeks to address the root causes of crime, even to the point of transforming unjust systems and structures.
This overview of "restorative justice" encompasses its definition, origins, examples, research, implications for crime policy, related theories, and major issues in its development.
What is Restorative Justice? Restorative justice is a set of principles and practices that create a different approach to dealing with crime and its impacts. Restorative justice practices work to address the dehumanization frequently experienced by people in the traditional criminal justice system.
Oct 10, 2018 · Restorative justice brings those who have harmed, their victims, and affected families and communities into processes that repair the harm and rebuild relationships.
The three core elements of restorative justice are the interconnected concepts of Encounter, Repair, and Transform. Each element is discrete and essential. Together they represent a journey toward wellbeing and wholeness that victims, offenders, and community members can experience.
Restorative justice creates an opportunity for meaningful and active accountability by taking responsibility and working to repair the harm caused in a way that does not cause further harm and is responsive to the needs of those most affected.
Restorative justice presents a “paradigm shift” away from existing forms of justice based on punitive measures such as incarceration and towards community-based measures that address harm for the individual (s) harmed, the individual (s) who did the harm, and the larger community.
an approach to achieving justice that involves, to the extent possible, those who have a stake in a specific offense or harm to collectively identify and address harms, needs, and obligations in order to heal and put things as right as possible.
