SOC 1500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Victimology, Problem Solving
12 Apr 2016
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Restorative justice is not a specific practice but rather a set of principles that provide the basis for the community and the justice system to respond to crime and social disorder. Addressing the harms and needs of victims, communities and offenders. Confirming the obligations of offenders, families, community, and society that result from these harms. Involving all those with stake in the situation. The entry points for when rj approaches can be used are: Consensus; community vs. problem; victim & offender roles recognized; victims" rights & needs recognized; offender encouraged to take responsibility. Offender accountability defined as understanding impact of action and helping decide how to make things right. Victim-offender mediation (vom): a rj approach that provides an opportunity for a crime victim and the offender to communicate and address the impact of the offence, and for the offender to take responsibility for the offence and its consequences. Intake of the case from a referral source.
