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Restorative Justice
•Help to settle conflict to the satisfaction of the parties involved
•Victim-offender meditation is one such program▫Brings together victims, wrongdoers, and
trained facilitators.▫Conflicts are discussed, strategies and
schedules for reparations are devised and follow-ups and monitoring are arranged.
▫All occurs in a controlled environment
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•The process of restorative justice helps offenders learn to accept full responsibility for their actions
•A goal of RJ is based on establishing a respectful relationship among all parties.
•This in turn will help offenders to be reintegrated, or restored, into their communities.
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•All RJ initiatives share three core principles: 1. Crime violates a relationship among
victims, offenders, and the community2. Responses to crime should encourage the
active participation of victim, offender and community
3. A consensus approach to justice is the most effective response to crime.
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“It is better to let nine guilty persons free, than to convict one innocent man”
▫Thoughts?
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Wrongful Convictions• When an innocent person is wrongfully
convicted, it is a double failure:▫The innocent individual is wronged▫A guilty person goes free
• Wrongful convictions are usually the product of problems with the system.▫A “tunnel vision” occurs with investigators
when suspects are are identified▫Police can obtain and manipulate evidence to
prove presumed guilt
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A classical pattern exists to wrongful convictions:
1.A heinous crime, unsolved crime that pits an unpopular or minority accused,
2.Assisted by inadequate defence, 3.Against a determined prosecution,4.Seeking a conviction to resolve
community concern.