restorative justice

restorative justice
A philosophical framework and a series of programs for the criminal justice system that emphasize the need to repair the harm done to crime victims through a process of negotiation, mediation, victim empowerment, and reparation.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


restorative justice
A philosophical framework and a series of programs for the criminal justice system that emphasize the need to repair the harm done to crime victims through a process of negotiation, mediation, victim empowerment, and reparation.

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  • Restorative Justice — (wiederherstellende Gerechtigkeit) ist ein international gebräuchlicher (und in umfassender Weise ins Deutsche nicht übersetzbarer) Begriff für eine alternative Form der Konfliktregelung. In verschiedenen Ausprägungen und mit unterschiedlichem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Restorative justice — (wiederherstellende Gerechtigkeit) ist ein international gebräulicher (und in umfassender Weise ins Deutsche nicht übersetzbarer) Begriff für eine alternative Form der Konfliktregelung. In verschiedenen Ausprägungen und mit unterschiedlichem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • restorative justice — UK US noun [uncountable] the practice of making the person who committed a crime meet their victim in order to repair some of the damage done by the crime Thesaurus: punishments outside of prisonhyponym …   Useful english dictionary

  • Restorative justice — Criminology and penology Theories Causes and correlates of crime Anomie Differential association theory Deviance …   Wikipedia

  • restorative justice — /rəˌstɔrətɪv ˈdʒʌstəs/ (say ruh.stawruhtiv justuhs) noun a form of justice which focuses on sanctions designed to encourage the offender to make amends as much as is possible to the victim through programs such as community service, victim… …  

  • restorative justice — noun Any of several forms of justice that attempts to repair the harm done to the victim, sometimes by making the offender make restitution …   Wiktionary

  • restorative justice — UK / US noun [uncountable] the practice of making the person who committed a crime meet their victim in order to repair some of the damage done by the crime …   English dictionary

  • Restorative practices — is a new field of study that integrates developments from a variety of disciplines and fields including education, psychology, social work, criminology, sociology, organizational development in order to build healthy communities, increase social… …   Wikipedia

  • Justice — is the concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, fairness and equity. A conception of justice is one of the key features of society. Theories of justice vary greatly, but there is evidence that everyday views of… …   Wikipedia

  • justice — noun 1 fairness ADJECTIVE ▪ distributive, economic, environmental, natural, racial (esp. AmE), social ▪ rough ▪ He saw it as rough …   Collocations dictionary

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