RESTITUTIVE JUSTICE - A GENERAL SURVEY AND ANALYSIS

• NCJ Number: 26464
• Author(s): D D SCHRAM; P M LINES; M WALSH
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 96 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0055
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Battelle Human Affairs Research Ctrs
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT EXPLORES AND HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR ISSUES, PROBLEMS, AND PROSPECTS RELATING TO THE CONCEPT OF RESTITUTION AND ITS OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION.

Abstract

IT BROADLY EXAMINES RESTITUTIVE JUSTICE FROM FOUR PERSPECTIVES: THE HISTORICAL, THE THEORETICAL, THE LEGAL, AND THE OPERATIONAL. THIS LAST AREA OF EXAMINATION IS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF STATE PLANNING AGENCIES FOR INFORMATION ON OPERATIONAL OR PROPOSED PROGRAMS. HIGHLIGHTED ARE PROGRAMS IN EAST PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, SOUTH DAKOTA; TUCSON, PHILADELPHIA, GEORGIA, MINNESOTA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA. SPECIFIC PROBLEMS WITH THE RESTITUTION CONCEPT ARE ANALYZED TO SET FORTH THE DILEMMA PRESENTED AND TO INDICATE ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON PROPOSED OR OPERATIONAL RESTITUTION PROGRAMS. THEY INCLUDE THE SELECTION OF CRIMES APPROPRIATE FOR RESTITUTION, SENTENCING IMPLICATIONS, INTERACTION BETWEEN VICTIMS AND OFFENDERS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF RESTITUTION AND VICTIM COMPENSATION. A RESEARCH MODEL FOR FUTURE STUDY AND FOR THE DESIGN OF CONTROLLED ACTION PROGRAMS IS ALSO RECOMMENDED.