Restorative justice and the relationship of perpetrator and victim of crime
Restorative justice as the theoretical foundation of social reaction to crime is one of the key themes of contemporary criminological discourse. The idea of crime as a conflict between perpetrator and victim of crime is included in the core ideas related to the concept of restorative justic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Victimology Society of Serbia and Prometej-Beograd
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Temida |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2015/1450-66371504131B.pdf |
| Summary: | Restorative justice as the theoretical foundation of social reaction to crime
is one of the key themes of contemporary criminological discourse. The idea
of crime as a conflict between perpetrator and victim of crime is included in
the core ideas related to the concept of restorative justice, which differs
from traditional understanding of crime as a relationship between the state
and the individual. This change in perspective on crime points towards social
reaction to crime that differs from traditional criminal justice system. As
the restoration process of relationship damaged by crime is directly related
to possibilities of participation in the very process, institutionalisation
of that participation sets the scope of restorative process. In this article,
the author points towards the traditional criminal justice and restorative
justice processes, focusing the relationship of perpetrator and victim of
crime and the process of conflict resolution. The aim of the article is to
highlight the conflict perspective as a defining element of the relationship
between offender and victim, and to underline the effectiveness of
restorative justice as social reaction to crime, which contributes to
optimisation of the relationship between the offender and the community. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-6637 2406-0941 |