Restorative Criminal Justice System: Key Issues and Impacts

Topics in Criminology

Part 1
The assignment throws light upon the procedure of the system of restorative justice. It is dealing
with the criminals who have confessed their offence. It helps in the improvement of the behavior
of the criminals in a particular society. It has been proved to be highly helpful for both the
juveniles as well as the old ones. The restorative criminal justice system has been referred to as
the most essential part of the system. Mostly the juveniles are more benefitted in this system.
Through the various programs under it, the restorative justice has been provided with in a more
efficient way. There is expansion of social regulation amongst the people and the petty offences
can be well managed Payne & Welch, 2015).
Some of the programs of restorative system in Victoria includes the Conferencing Program, the
victim offender panels, the victim offender settlement programs, the prison program and the
victim assistance program. The above programs have proved to be highly effective in securing
the purpose of creating awareness among the offenders and improving the conditions for the
victims as well as the offenders. Besides this, the passing of the Children and Young Person Act
in 1989 aids the concept of the restorative criminal justice system.
This system, unlike others provides an opportunity to the offender to improve his flaws and come
back and settle with his family members like before. Training and improvement provides high
satiety value to the victims and the criminals. New South Wales have also adopted this system.
Thus these were the key issues and the impacts on the key players in the criminal justice system
Part 2
Two journals upon the restorative justice and politics, law and order are given below:
1. Restorative Justice: Ideas, Values, Debates
By Gerry Johnstone
In the usual parlance, the criminals are subjected to punishment after the trials in the courts.
There has been research going on since the past upon the effective way of dealing with crimes
and the offenders. The latest approach is restorative system which imposes a positive impact
upon the victims and the offenders. There is a comparison of two states of Victoria and
Queensland. The former lays stress upon conferencing between the youth while the latter