Restorative Justice

Question 1

Practices and programs reflecting restorative purposes will respond to crime by

Answer 1

1. identifying and taking steps to repair harm
2. involving all stakeholders
3. transforming the traditional relationship between communities and their governments in responding to crime

Question 2

Some of the programs and outsomes typically identified with restorative justice

Answer 2

• Victim offender mediation
• Conferencing
• Circles
• Victim assistance
• Ex-offender assistance
• Restitution
• Community service

Question 3

Three principles form the foundation for restoratice justice

Answer 3

1. Justice requires that we work to restore those who have been injured
2. Those most directly involbed and affected by crime should have the opportunity to participate fully in the response if they wish
3. Government’s role is to preserve a just public order, and the community’s is to build and maintain a just peace

Question 4

Characteristics of Restorative Programs

Create opportunities for victims, offenders and community members who want to do so to meet to discuss the crime and its aftermath

Answer 4

Encounter

Question 5

Characteristics of Restorative Programs

Expect offenders to take steps to repair the harm they have caused

Answer 5

Amends

Question 6

Characteristics of Restorative Programs

Seek to restore victims and offenders to whole, contributing members of society

Answer 6

Reintegration

Question 7

Provide oppotunities for parties with a stake in a specific crime to participate in its resolution

Answer 7

Inclusion

Question 8

usually a face-to-face meeting, in the presence of a trained mediator, between the victim of a crime and the person who committed that crime

Answer 8

Victim-Offender Mediation

Question 9

Participants may include people connected to the victim, the offender’s family members, and others connceted to the offender

Answer 9

Family Group Conferencing

Question 10

Have also been called restorative justice conference, family group conference and community accountability conferences, originated as a response to juvenile crime

Answer 10

Restorative or Community Conferencing

Question 11

a structured meeting between offenders, victims and both parties’ family and friends, in which they deal with the consequences of the crime and decide how best to repaor the harm

Answer 11

Conference