... I would argue is more productive at reducing crime is a restorative justice system. This system is particularly strong in the Canadian aboriginal community (Law, pg.27) and many other European countries such as the Czech Republic, Albania, Moldova, Slovenia, Poland, and the Ukraine. Restorative justice is as process in which the parties with a stake in a particular offence, (the victim, the offender, and community members), are supported and voluntarily participate, with the assistance of a fair and impartial facilitator, in a discussion of the circumstances surrounding an offence. The purpose is to understand its underlying causes and the effects on those who have been harmed, and address the needs of the parties for healing and reparation (Law, pg. 15). Although restorative justice processes take various forms, the models used most often are conferencing, sentencing and healing circles and victim-offender mediation. Unlike the adversarial system, the participatory system is relationship ...

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