Restorative Justice

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE By Connie Williams Presented at the National Institution of Corrections Teleconference on Restorative Justice, December 12, 1996, were the "Basic Values of Restorative Justice". They are as follows: (1). Crime is an offense against human relationships. (2). Victims and the community are central to the justice process. (3). The first priority of the justice system is to assist victims. (4). The second priority is to restore the community, to the degree possible. (5). The offender has personal responsibility to victims …

…offender is released from by the board upon completion of his reparative contract. If the offender does not meet his contract requirements a violation of probation order is cited and the offender must return to court to face a stiffer penalty. Usually this penalty consists of work crew or jail time. Reparative boards are selected and run by a probation/parole officer in the community's jurisdiction. Members of the boards work on a volunteer basis.