1. Traditionally, justice has been about offenders paying their debt to society. Trouble is, society is an abstract notion. It is a hard thing for a lot of offenders to feel bothered about. The judicial process tends to regard victims as only incidental. That can leave them dissatisfied or angry, even when justice is done. Restorative justice tries to change that.
2. The Youth Justice Board describes restorative justice as a chance for those directly affected by an offence - victim, offender and members of the community - to communicate and agree how to deal with the offence and its consequences. Usually victim and offender will come together in a meeting, set up by a trained and experienced independent person. Or they could meet indirectly, as in shuttle diplomacy, where the facilitator moves between the two.
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