Restorative Justice: Repairing Societal Harm and Promoting Accountability

Restorative Justice strives to restore and repair the societal harm that has been caused by crime and deviance while making the offenders liable for their guilt. Different criminal justice systems around the globe has started to use restorative approach for a better outcome for the accused, offenders and victims, thereby reducing the number of cases and trials and subsequently reducing the burden of the judicial system. Restorative Justice is a new perspective towards crime, deviance and the criminal justice system; giving them more holistic and humanizing approach.