... show how different practices can benefit the victims (although due to constraints only victim-offender mediation, family group conferencing and re-integrative shaming have been illustrated in detail). Theoretical ideas of what classifies as a victim are then discussed and the implications this may have on how we view the community, society and individuals as indirect victims of crime. Each critic has their own definition of Restorative Justice and its main principles. However, most agree that restorative justice is seen as a tool for reconciling the needs of offenders and victims with the needs of community. In many respects it is in fact easy to see not what restorative justice is, but how it is dissimilar to our current punitive system. The main difference comes in the form of how victims of crimes are treated. Restorative Justice supposedly gives the victim a greater say in the outcome of any judgement over an ...

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