Restorative justice
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Restorative and Non-Restorative
Restorative Justice Interventions
Victim-Offender Mediation
Circle Sentencing
Examinations of Restorative Justice
Morality, Fairness and The Bad Man
Formal Court System vs. Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice in Our Communities
London
Toronto
Pros/Cons/Theoretical Logic
Interview Quotes
Theoretical Logic Behind Restorative Justice
Debates Concerning Restorative Justice
Efficacy of RJ Interventions
References and Additional Sources
Key Principles of Restorative vs. non restorative justice
Restorative
Crime harms the community.
Offender accountability means repairing the damages he or she caused.
People harmed by the crime are involved throughout the process.
More Important to build community peace than enforce stricter government order.
Non-Restorative
Crime must be punished.
Accountability of the offender means an acceptance of guilt.
Government and defendant are the priority parties.
To increase public safety it is required to increase governmental order.