Title: Restorative Practice in Scotland
1Restorative Practicein Scotland
Billy Nicol Sacro Restorative Practices Advisor
2 3Restorative justice is NOT.
- forgiveness or reconciliation
Zher, 1990s
4Restorative justice is NOT.
Zher, 1990s
5Restorative justice is NOT.
- primarily intended to reduce recidivism
Zher, 1990s
6Restorative justice is NOT.
- a particular program or blueprint
Zher, 1990s
7Restorative justice is NOT.
- intended primarily for minor or first-time
offenses
Zher, 1990s
8Restorative justice is NOT.
- a new or primarily European-American development
Zher, 1990s
9Restorative justice is NOT.
- a panacea or a replacement for the legal system
Zher, 1990s
10Restorative justice is NOT.
- the opposite of retribution
Zher, 1990s
11Restorative justice IS ...
- concerned about needs and roles
Zher, 1990s
12Restorative justice asks...
- What does justice require?
Zher, 1990s
13Questions Currently Asked
- Who committed the crime?
- What laws were broken?
- How will we punish the offender?
- Restorative Justice views the crime through a
different lens.
13
14Howard Zehrs Questions
- What is the harm?
- What needs to be done to repair the harm?
- Who is responsible for this repair?
Zher, 1990s
14
15Ways to respond
Restorative DO WITH Repair / Rebuild
Retributive DO TO Punish / Deter
CONTROL
SUPPORT
Permissive DO FOR Act on behalf of
Neglectful NOT DO Inaction / Ignore
McCold, P. and T. Watchel 2003
16- In our systems and indeed Restorative Justice
services we MUST remember the person harmed
(victim)? - Restorative Justice must give fair and equal
access for those who have been harmed........ As
well as those responsible for the harm
(offender)....