CRIM 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Retributive Justice, Restorative Justice, Critical Criminology
8 Apr 2017
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Scrim315 chapter 5: restorative justice and the retributive legal context. 3 ideas provide the basis for a normative theory of rj: repair. Equivalent to retributive justice: stakeholder involvement. 1st party face to face 3rd party decision making. Equivalent to adversarial justice: transformation of community and gov"t. Restorative justice: 3 conceptions (johnstone & vanness (2007): encounter. Parties come together to find a solution: reparative. Focus on repairing the harm that results from crime: transformative. Living in healthy relationships with ourselves, others, and the world. Requiring political, structural, cultural change to sustain individual change. Takes into account the contextual factors of crime. Uncovers false beliefs about crime and cj. Understands crime as a result of deeper social conflict, not in individual offenders. Connected to a system of social inequality. Restorative justice: storytelling and listening (kay pranis 1998) Storytelling is fundamental for healthy social relationships. For others to feel connected and respected.
