HUMA 2310 Chapter Notes -Nayak (Title), Restorative Justice
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Other alternatives such as restorative justice can pose more benefits than simply just sending a person to prison. Davis states that there has been a creation of a vast amount of. These prisons were designed for high risk offenders; it confines them to a cell for 23 hours in a day. In my opinion this is not effective because it is just a place to punish rather than to rehabilitate the person. Restorative justice has benefits which is more appealing to everyone in the situation. Criminally responsible the victim showed much appreciation for the letter she received from the offender. It explained to her his regrets and reasons for doing what he had done. Zehr states that programs such as victim-sensitive sex offender therapy works in a way to help the victim understand that the offender is being treated, it allows for an apology and allows for rehabilitation of the offender (565).