CRIM 131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 29,4,24 : Retributive Justice, Crime Prevention

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 131
• Professor: Sarah Yercich

Document Summary

Retributive justice focuses on punishing offenders in proportion to the seriousness of their crimes. Restorative justice, the goal is not to punish offenders but rather seek reconciliation between the offender and the victim and restore the offender to the community. Punishment intend inflicting pain, suffering, and loss on an offender; its purpose in inflicting harm on the offender is to equalize the harm suffered by the victim. Restorative justice can be useful in helping individuals explore their own behaviour as part of crime prevention. Crime prevention then is not about erecting more streetlights and reporting suspicious behaviour but also about attending deeper social inequities that are reflected in individual acts of harm. 3 basics models of restorative justice practice: Show equal concern and commitment to victim and offenders. Support offenders while encouraging them to understand. Recognize while obligations may be difficult for offenders, those obligations should not be intended as harm. Provide opportunities for dialogue between victim and offender.