Thursday, May 2, 2013
Restorative as prevention?
What if restorative justice could be used as a method of prevention?
I was on google and I came across an article about restorative justice in the school systems ... take a look at this link and tell me if you think that restorative justice could be used in this way so that it may better promote transformational outcomes. The reason I say that it would be a method of prevention is because it would be used in schools instead of after a crime/offense could be committed. Maybe this is not the case but I do think that there is something here to think about. Instead of using restorative justice after offenses are committed the government could possibly try implementing throughout facilities in society.
http://restorativejustice.com
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I think restorative justice should precede retributive justice in order to provide a second chance for making amends. However, this does not mean that retributive justice is completely out of the window. If a rapist fools us the first time that he or she is healed or sees the wrong that was done and is ready to be reintegrated into society. Restorative justice has some potential use here, but if the crime is committed again by the same person, the retributive aspect of justice must be enforced in order to prevent future blunders.
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