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This 4 page paper examines restorative justice as applied to the American judicial system. Also examined is institutionalized racism that seems to plague police departments around the nation.
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justice is far different from other models. The American system is based on European ideas and a retributive philosophy (Melton, 2004). It is both punitive and adversarial (Melton, 2004). Premised
on the idea that criminals are bad people, it suggests that they deserve to be punished (Melton, 2004). Punishment is thus used to satisfy the victim as well as the
desire for revenge by society as a whole (Melton, 2004). When a case is brought by a prosecutor, it is said to be brought by the people. The people,
of course, are the citizens of the United States who want justice. The indigenous system on the other hand is different. Rather than being based on an adversarial system that
seeks to deploy retribution, it is based on a holistic philosophy (Melton, 2004). The indigenous system is guided by tradition and custom (Melton, 2004). Methods used are based on reparative
and restorative justice principles (Melton, 2004). The goal here is to heal and much attention is paid to the victims emotional, mental, physical and spiritual state (Melton, 2004). Correctional principles
to come from restorative justice may be applied to the American system of justice and sometimes they are. According to DuPont (2001), restorative justice has been entrenched in three areas
which are offender accountability, victim restoration, and the reintegration of the offender into daily life once again. While not as harsh as traditional justice methods, restorative justice seems to
work. A large percentage of crime victims are willing to go along with the program, particularly when it involves juvenile justice (DuPont, 2001). While restorative justice has become more popular
and many people believe it is good for society, there is less of a consensus on exactly what it is. In fact, the definition is elusive (Elliott, 2002). Coward-Yaskiw (2002)
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