NCJ Number
82539
Journal
Journal of Offender Counseling, Services and Rehabilitation Volume: 5 Issue: 3 and 4 Dated: (Spring/Summer 1981) Pages: 77-92
Date Published
1982
Length
16 pages
Annotation
The concept of restitution is traced evolutionarily during contemporary times and linked to the 'rediscovery of the victim.'
Abstract
Restitution programs have received widespread recognition and favorable reviews from adherents to the school of rehabilitation as well as retributivists. The popular acclaim is attributed to the easy integration of restitution into existing organizational frameworks and to its ability to satisfy several important functions: an alternative function, an equal treatment function, and a reformative function. Restitution programs offer an attractive solution to both conservatives and liberals alike, and can be justified simply by adjusting the underlying rationale according to the prevailing correctional ideology. (Author abstract)