Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice
CJA/224
August 4, 2014
Gwendolyn Burrell
Abstract
This week’s assignment is a paper on the Restorative Justice Process. The instruction is to “review the RJ City case study regarding Ed and David Brooke, (http://www.rjcity.org/the-project/documents/Case%20Study% 2030-10-09.pdf). This report will give an explanation of the restorative justice process, identifying the crime, the effect the crime had that went beyond the harm it inflicted on the victim. In addition, a comparison between the restorative justice system and the contemporary justice system will be reviewed. Finally, after reflecting on the restorative process the report will show the benefit it provided David, Mildred and the community.
Restorative Justice
In the Nevada prison system there is a program they call “Victim Awareness” the purpose of this is to give the victim a chance to meet face-to-face with the offender and discuss the crime. The offender has a chance to tell the family why he or she committed the crime and to apologize for the harm they caused. At the same time, the victim and/or their family gets a chance for a little insight into why their loved one was harmed. Then they have a chance to tell the offender how they feel and allow some of the anger and hurt out of their hearts.
In the Restorative Justice Process, the victim is much more involved and the offender is encouraged to participate (Consedine, 2000). The Restorative Justice Process gives the offender an opportunity to take responsibility for his or her action by repairing some of the damage he or she has caused the victim. The process includes apologizing to the victim or victims, working to return the monetary loss to the family (which could include the cost of a funeral), or even volunteering in the community ("Restorative justice factsheet," 2012)
The Restorative Justice program is a ”non-adversarial, non-retributive approach to justice that emphasizes healing of victims,
CJA/224
August 4, 2014
Gwendolyn Burrell
Abstract
This week’s assignment is a paper on the Restorative Justice Process. The instruction is to “review the RJ City case study regarding Ed and David Brooke, (http://www.rjcity.org/the-project/documents/Case%20Study% 2030-10-09.pdf). This report will give an explanation of the restorative justice process, identifying the crime, the effect the crime had that went beyond the harm it inflicted on the victim. In addition, a comparison between the restorative justice system and the contemporary justice system will be reviewed. Finally, after reflecting on the restorative process the report will show the benefit it provided David, Mildred and the community.
Restorative Justice
In the Nevada prison system there is a program they call “Victim Awareness” the purpose of this is to give the victim a chance to meet face-to-face with the offender and discuss the crime. The offender has a chance to tell the family why he or she committed the crime and to apologize for the harm they caused. At the same time, the victim and/or their family gets a chance for a little insight into why their loved one was harmed. Then they have a chance to tell the offender how they feel and allow some of the anger and hurt out of their hearts.
In the Restorative Justice Process, the victim is much more involved and the offender is encouraged to participate (Consedine, 2000). The Restorative Justice Process gives the offender an opportunity to take responsibility for his or her action by repairing some of the damage he or she has caused the victim. The process includes apologizing to the victim or victims, working to return the monetary loss to the family (which could include the cost of a funeral), or even volunteering in the community ("Restorative justice factsheet," 2012)
The Restorative Justice program is a ”non-adversarial, non-retributive approach to justice that emphasizes healing of victims,