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COMPARISON OF 2 PARADIGMS

RETRIBUTIVE RESTORATIVE

An approach focused on

deer!"n"n#

$ha %a$ $as &ro'en

$ho &ro'e "

(o$ he) shou%d &e pun"shed

A valued-basedapproach focused ondetermining

harm resulting fromcrime

what needs to be doneto repair the harm

who is responsible forrepairing the harm

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STATE AND COMMUNIT*

RETRIBUTIVE

RESTORATIVE

Cr"!e + ac a#a"ns he Sae,

a -"o%a"on of %a$

Conro% + %"es "n he cr"!"na%

.us"ce s)se!

Co!!un")+ s"de%"ne,represened &) he Sae

Cr"!e + ac a#a"ns anoher

person andhe co!!un")

Conro% + %"es "n he

co!!un")

Co!!un")+ fac"%"aor "n he

resora"-e process

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OFFENDER AND VICTIM

RETRIBUTIVE RESTORATIVE

Dependence on proxyprofessionals

Victims - peripheral tothe process

Focus - establishblame, guilt, on past.

Response- focused onoender!s pastbehavior

Direct involvement byparticipants

Victims- central to theprocess

Focus- problem solving,obligations, future

Response- focused onconse"uences ofoender!s behavior#emphasis on the future

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R$%A&'()*+'

RETRIBUTIVE RESTORATIVE

E!phas"s on

ad-ersar"a%

re%a"onsh"p

E!phas"s on

d"a%o#ue and

ne#o"a"on

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A()&A/'%'&0

RETRIBUTIVE

RESTORATIVE

rime- individual actwith individualresponsibility

(enderaccountability -ta1ing punishment

unishment iseective, deterscrime and changesbehavior

rime - both individualand social responsibility

Accountability -assuming responsibilityand ta1ing action torepair harm

unishment - not

eective in changingbehavior, disruptive tocommunity harmony andgood relationships