Restorative Justice: The Case Of Peter Wolf

Peter Wolf tried to break into Will Riley’s home which led to a physical altercation between the offender and victim. Peter was sentenced to prison and was offered the opportunity to be apart of restorative justice. He said yes only for the reason that he would be able to get out of his cell for an hour. When the day approached Peter did not want to meet his victim and felt like a condemned man. He met Will and gave him a social spill, he thought he had the victim falling for hit, however, that was not the case. Will told Peter that he destroyed the one belief he had which was protecting his family. Such a small crime heavily impacted Will, he felt unsafe and a sense of personal violation. In conclusion, serious crimes and minor crimes do
differ in the criminal justice process, however, for victims it can be hard. Restorative justice broadens the scope of social responses to harms. Restorative justice is a relationship with the self. Relationships are considered important to help assess the offender. The criminal justice system needs to focus on the victims and having their voices heard. Finally, there needs to be more restorative justice programs for victims of sexual assault and rape. The lack of programs prevents victims with healing and undermines their problems.