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Restorative Justice And Human Rights
Restorative justice applies peacemaking principles to assist the victim, offender and affected community members in negotiating a suitable response to crime, aiming to repair the harm done and reduce the likelihood of future harm. Although there are a number of advantages to this approach to crime, there are also potential problems. One area of concern lies in the protection of the rights of accused and convicted individuals. Traditional, adversarial criminal justice processes can be structured to observe these rights; will the more informal restorative processes offer those protections as well?
