restorative justice

noun

1. a theory and method in criminal justice in which it is arranged that the victim and the community receive restitution from the offender.

restorative justice

noun

1. a method of dealing with convicted criminals in which they are urged to accept responsibility for their offences through meeting victims, making amends to victims or the community, etc

Example Sentences

For all the social and historical injustices Indigenous peoples have faced, we understand that the time to rectify these wrongs and implement historical and restorative justice is now.

From Outside Online

This is the next great adventure, the next evolution in conservation and restorative justice on a social and cultural level, an action to match intention among those who love our lands and want to do right by them.

From Outside Online

Trust in the community, in the possibility for transformational restorative justice work, can be extremely healing for people who are on the front lines.

From Vox

There are paths toward restorative justice, and routes toward pain.

From Washington Blade

Well, I believe in a combination of criminal justice and restorative justice.

From Time