Restorative Justice

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This paper discusses the development of restorative justice, building a definition for it by noting some of the elements embodied in it, claims made by supporters, and ways in which different interested parties are involved. This paper also notes that restorative justice occurs when parties with a stake in the given offense come together as a group and decide how to deal with the aftermath of the offense and with its implications for the future.

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"Restorative justice is a philosophy based on the idea of rehabilitation, but it includes the idea of restoration not only for the offender but for the victim and the community as well. More technical answers might include what Ashworth (2003) includes, namely that restorative justice occurs when parties with a stake in the given offense come together as a group and decide how to deal with the aftermath of the offense and with its implications for the future. He cites John Brathwaite to the effect that what is to be restored is whatever matters to the parties involved. Restorative justice promotes certain values, cited here as including "healing, moral learning, community participation and community caring, respectful dialogue, forgiveness, responsibility, apology, and making amends" (Ashworth, 2003, p. 164). "

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