Restorative Justice: The Art of an Emancipated Crime Approach

Restorative justice is a way of doing justice in which the focus is on restoring the damage caused by a crime. This involves not only restoring material and immaterial damage, but also restoring relational and moral damage. This is best achieved through processes that enable all stakeholders to engage in a dialogue and reach agreements on restoration. This could include victim-offender-mediation as well as conference models that also involve the community.

In his inaugural address, Jacques C...