Restorative Justice Conferencing in Australian Criminal Justice System

Assessment 1
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Research Proposal Title: Australian Criminal justice intervention for Restorative
Justice Conferencing is face to face victim and offender meeting or mediation
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Table of Contents
Research Proposal Title: .......................................................................................................................3
Overview-..............................................................................................................................................3
Literature Review..................................................................................................................................3
Intervention...........................................................................................................................................4
Research Questions:..............................................................................................................................5
Hypotheses:...........................................................................................................................................7
Reference list.........................................................................................................................................8
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Research Proposal Title:
Australian Criminal justice intervention chosen for Restorative Justice Conferencing is face
to face victim and offender meeting or mediation
Overview-
The restorative justice is a system by the victims of crime are assembled to think
about the ways to reduce the crime in the society. This meeting is generally held between the
offender and the victim of case. The discussion is held on how the crime has occurred at the
crime place. This discussion also involves all the material facts of the crime. The meeting is
done mainly to reduce the crime in future. It also discusses about the impact of the crime on
society rather than on the individual. This is because if a crime is committed then it not only
affects the victim but also deeply impacts the society. So, these crimes are discussed at the
societal level in these interventions(Burns & Sinko (2021)). This takes the criminal offence
more vital as compare to breaking law in the country by the criminals. This mainly aims to
transforms the criminals in the society so that the crime can be decreased in future by these
criminals. This also discusses about the crime impact on the society as well as the loss
suffered by the victims, community and the relationships. The restorative meeting is held
between the individuals who has suffered from crime and the child who has committed the
criminal offence. There are also various offences that is to be done by the adults who are also
included in these meetings and conferences. In Australia, the Australian criminal justice
system are the mediation between the victim and offender , conferencing along with circle
sentencing. It also makes the offender hold accountable for their criminal acts.
Literature Review
According to an article by BBC News in 2020, a young offender along with the victim
of the case is assembled in the conference hall. In the meeting, the offender was asked why
he did that criminal offence in the presence of the mediator. The mediator ask many other
questions. In addition to this, the victim also has the opportunity to ask to the criminal about
the criminal act. These are to be done with the aid of the workers of the restorative justice.
According to Scotland's justice minister it was said that the victims of crime must be capable
to face offenders who has harmed them(Donaghy, (2020)).
As per the view of Humza Yousaf in 2019, the victims should be able to tell offenders
about what effects of actions have on it. He also include that it would aid victims to recover
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