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Crime affects everyone and we like to work together to address harm and create safer communities. A restorative approach focuses on holding individuals accountable in a more meaningful way, repairing the harm caused by an offence, reintegrating individuals positively back into our communities, and achieving a sense of healing and reparation for the community when harm has been caused. Community members are invited to participate in a Restorative process and play an important role in responding to and reducing crime.
Role of Community in the Restorative Process
- Community has a voice in the response to crime
- Actively participate in achieving justice in the community
- supporting the client(s) in making positive, future focused decsions
- holding individuals accountable for harm they have caused
- encourage and support reintegration back into the community
- increase public confidence in the justice system
- Community members focus on and respond to the causes of the crime:
- understand how the behavior has affected the community
- understand the circumstances and can help with rehabilitation, support individuals in making positive changes
- keeps public informed of the ongoing issues
- provide increased sense of safety through reparation and prevention
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