Restorative Justice; A New Way Toward Justice
Mr. Abhishek Bishnoi
, Ms. Bhawana
Restorative Justice, Justice, Criminal Justice, Alternative Method, Victim, Alternative Dispute Resolution
The restorative justice theoretical framework views crime as a violation of people and relationships. These violations in turn create an obligation to make things right. Restorative justice aims to reestablish the balance that has been offset as a result of a crime by involving the primary stakeholders (i.e., victim, offender, and the affected community) in the decision-making process of how best to restore this balance. The focus is on healing as opposed to punishment. Other important principles of restorative justice include offender accountability for wrongdoing, respect for all participants, and the centrality of the victim throughout the process. A fundamental component of restorative justice programs is some form of dialog or interaction between the offender and the victim or a victim surrogate, with some programs extending participation to family and community members. A youthful offender and victim must agree to participate in such a dialog. Examples of programs include Victim-Offender Mediation, Family Group Conferencing, and Sentencing Circles. Possible outcomes of these programs may include holding the youth accountable for his or her actions, the victim feeling that their voice was heard, an apology from the offender (possibly in spoken or written form), restitution, or community service. Furthermore, some routine practices of the juvenile justice system such as restitution, are consistent with a restorative justice principle, and some programs incorporate some aspect of the framework, such as teen courts. The evidence regarding the effectiveness of restorative justice programs for juveniles is mostly positive, although the most recent meta-analyses have come to contradictory findings regarding their effectiveness in reducing delinquency.
"Restorative Justice; A New Way Toward Justice", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.706 - 713, September-2022, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2209111.pdf
Volume 7
Issue 9,
September-2022
Pages : 706 - 713
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_201762
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2209111
Downloads: 000347366
Research Area: Social Science and Humanities
Country: hanumangarh, Rajasthan, India
ISSN: 2455-2631 | IMPACT FACTOR: 9.15 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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