Poulson (2008) - Recreating relationships - The interpersonal implications of restorative justice for juvenile offenders and their victims (original) (raw)

2008

Abstract

Crimes present both the victim and the offender with several significant challenges and opportunities. Perhaps foremost among these are the opportunity to recognize the extent and nature of the injury done to the victim, the opportunity for the offender to take responsibility for the crime and develop a sense of accountability for his or her actions, and the opportunity to create a new relationship between the two parties. This last opportunity is particularly meaningful because, despite the anger, resentment, and hurt of the crime, a relationship of some kind has been formed between the parties. That relationship is, of course, usually painful and one that the parties hope to end as soon as possible. Nevertheless, within the framework of juvenile justice there exists the possibility of reframing or recreating the relationship in such as way that the needs of both parties are met more adequately than they currently are. It is the purpose of this article to explore one of those possibilities in particular – that of restorative justice.

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