Proposal On Restorative Justice

Introduction This research proposal will outline how restorative justice affects aboriginals when it comes to crime. I will look at how restorative justice is an affective approach that will help in aboriginal communities. Restorative justice not only helps the community, it helps unite the victim and offender together to move past the crime that happened. Since Canada’s main goal in the criminal justice system is to rehabilitate offenders, restorative justice is the option to go with. It is important to remember that restorative justice is a voluntary process. Going through this process can be emotional and a hard experience for the victim to endure. But it can be very healing and a step to move on. There are not only benefits for

If aboriginals feel a connection with the community than he or she will be less likely to commit crimes. Assuming that aboriginals are involved in society such as working, going to school than they have no time to commit crimes.

Having opportunities to be connected in the community for children and adults will lead them to a positive attitude towards the community. Thus leading to trust and responsibility within the members of that society. This will than motivate aboriginals to make better choices to benefit them and their community. With being involved in the community it will empower citizens to contribute to the safety of that community. Granted that aboriginals have good relationships within the community they would not want to ruin those relationships because they do not want to lose ties in the community.

Since aboriginal communities are strongly connected when a crime happens everyone knows. The crime affects the whole community just not the victim and offender. Restorative justice involves the community in the process. This makes the community feel valued and important in the restorative justice process. Since the community is involved there is a lesser need for the government to be involved. Restorative justice aspects are rooted in aboriginal history such as the sentencing circles. The sentencing circles have always had the community presence in

Rehabilitative methods needs to be a focus in order to best accommodate offenders and society. Implementing restorative justice will have economic benefits such as less money will be spent on trials, prisons and jails. Since offenders will be not be incarcerated this will help with the overcrowding. Restorative justice is designed to redirect offenders towards a better future. If aboriginals are just put into prisons and jails they do not take responsibility for the crime. Taking responsibility for one’s actions is more affective than just being incarcerated. Taking a more rehabilitative approach in aboriginal communities will only benefit the