Restorative Justice Process

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Restorative Justice is an approach that personalizes the crime by having the victims and the offenders mediate a restitution agreement to the satisfaction of one another. This method is used to contrast more punitive approaches where the aim is retributive justice. Instead of having the offenders punished restorative justice emphasizes repairing the harm caused by having the offenders redeem themselves. The process is best accomplished by having all offenders and victims cooperation. The offenders and victim seek to understand what the issue is and how it can be addressed. I believe that this process will benefit people more instead of them being punished for their crimes off back. This is a meaningful method used to help and teach people

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