0 a way of dealing with crime that emphasizes taking responsibility for the effect of your crime on others, and trying to do something that makes things better for the victims:
Restorative justice is a far cry from the adversarial court system that is the norm in American courtrooms.
We use restorative justice, which includes making amends for wrongdoing.
Restorative justice sees crime as an offence against the individual and the community, rather than against the state.
The restorative justice movement works to help offenders change their thinking and behavior by bringing them face to face with victims and survivors.
I introduce restorative justice and look at its dangers and potential benefits for victims of controlling domestic violence.
There is, however, some potential in restorative justice processes which are carefully designed for the domestic violence context.
There are a number of gatekeeping processes designed to ensure that only appropriate cases go to restorative justice.
In addition, we must continue to work on improvements to the formal legal system as alternatives to restorative justice.
