The Little Book of Restorative Justice: Revised and Updated by Howard Zehr

Author:Howard Zehr
Format: epub
Publisher: Perseus Books, LLC
Published: 2014-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Defining restorative justice

How, then, should restorative justice be defined? Even though there is general agreement on the basic outlines of restorative justice, those in the field have been unable to come to a consensus on its specific meaning. Some of us question the wisdom or usefulness of such a definition. While we recognize the need for principles and benchmarks, we worry about the arrogance and finality of establishing a rigid meaning. With these concerns in mind, I offer this suggestion as a working definition of restorative justice:6

Restorative justice is a process to involve, to the extent possible, those who have a stake in a specific offense and to collectively identify and address harms, needs, and obligations, in order to heal and put things as right as possible.

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