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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 be used to introduce the Restorative Justice process. It 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
Social issues: Crime and law
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