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What is restorative justice?
Description
A reconstruction of a mediation session between the accused and victim demonstrates the type of reparation that can be agreed upon in place of prosecution. The efficacy of this type of justice is discussed.
Classroom Ideas
The clip could lead into a discussion topic: 鈥淲hat are the alternatives to prison? How effective are alternatives to prison? How can their effectiveness be measured, and how reliable are the resulting statistics?鈥 Students may wish to undertake further investigation into the 鈥榓lternatives to prison鈥 topic. They could analyse statistics and rates of re-offending following Restorative Justice Programmes in Scotland, via the SACRO website.
Crime, law and the justice system
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