CJS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Preschool, Longitudinal Study, Restorative Justice
8 Dec 2020
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Parties with a stake in the offence collectively resolve how to deal with the aftermathof offence and implications for the future. Victim and offender discuss offence, impact and how harm is repaired. Victims involve in the process and collective negotiation and resolution. Offender actively engaged focus of offender fixing wrong. Victim offender conferencing aust and nz. Impartial convenor, police (reads details of offence), offender and their support persons and victim and their support persons. Introduction: reorientate participants and roles, what"s to be achieved, legal weight and respectful dialogue. Storytelling: offender tells why they did they offence and their feelings and motivations; victims explains impact (learning experience for both) Negotiate: agreement on what offender can do to repair harm. Meet needs for victims (not involved in court process) Hold offender accountable (offender must admit to offence to be eligible) Restoration: victim restore security and offender restores self-worth. Crime reduction: if it meets 4 above it should theoretically have a positive outcome.
