scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Practices on Victims of Crime: Evidence from South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Bashizi Bashige Murhula ◽  
Aden Dejene Tolla
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Victim Satisfaction ◽  
Criminological Research ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Justice Process ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
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Restorative justice is a holistic philosophy that has become increasingly popular in reformist criminal justice debates and criminological research. However, there is some debate as to whether its programs adequately address victims’ needs. To this end, this paper analyses the effectiveness of restorative justice practices on victims of crime. Drawing on my interviews conducted with victims of crime and legal experts in South Africa, the findings of this study offer support for the effectiveness of a restorative justice approach to addressing victim satisfaction. Restorative justice can enable the needs of victims to be more fully considered during the criminal justice process. This is very different from contemporary criminal justice, which has often effectively excluded victims from almost every aspect of its proceedings despite its continuous reform to protect and promote victims’ rights.

scholarly journals RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND CASES OF SERIOUS OFFENDING: A SOUTH AFRICAN AND CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE

Obiter ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Charlene Lubaale
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
South African ◽  
Retributive Justice ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Canadian Perspective ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Matters

The exact meaning, place and role of “restorative justice” (hereinafter “RJ”) in criminal matters remain largely unclear. Often, RJ is reduced to a sentencing option, an alternative to retributive justice and an approach, which cannot co-exist alongside custodial sentences. This oversimplification of the concept of RJ seems to have trickled down to the decisions of courts. Notably, although over the years the use of RJ in criminal matters has grown in its stature and impact, with countries like Canada and South Africa constituting prime examples of the few embracing this system in criminal matters, a critical analysis of the jurisprudence of both countries reveals that its application to criminal matters is shrouded with ambiguity. Most of these courts have reduced RJ to a mere sentencing option, an option that cannot rest comfortably alongside custodial sentences and an alternative to retributive justice. Nowhere is this ambiguity more eminent than in cases of serious offending. Given that custodial sentences are often deemed relevant in cases of serious offending, when RJ is oversimplified, it is often excluded from the overall criminal justice framework, making it impossible for it to co-exist alongside a retributive system of justice. Put differently, the manner in which RJ is being conceptualised is having major implication for its role in the prosecution of cases of serious offending. This article analyses case law that grapples with these issues in Canada and South Africa and on the basis of this analysis, it is argued that for RJ to have a meaningful role, especially in cases of serious offending, it should be perceived as a guiding principle that provides a foundation in the overall criminal justice process rather than a mere sentencing option, an alternative and an approach totally against custodial sentences.

scholarly journals Attitudes, Rape and Law Reform in South Africa

2009 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 414-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charnelle van der Bijl ◽  
Philip N. S. Rumney
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Law Reform ◽  
Judicial Decision Making ◽  
Rape Law ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Justice Process ◽  
The Impact

In the last decade South Africa has undergone an extensive process of sexual offence law reform. This process has attempted, amongst other things, to address deficiencies in the criminal justice response to rape and has also recognised some of the limits to the impact of legal reform. These limits are partly defined by rape supportive attitudes and myths that appear to influence decision-making at all points in the criminal justice process. In South Africa, and many other jurisdictions, evidence suggests that police, prosecutorial and judicial decision-making is influenced, in part, by a range of social attitudes that misconstrue sexual violence, as well as serve to undermine the credibility of complainants. This article examines the impact of myths, social definitions of rape on rape law reform in South Africa and the points at which these reforms are likely to be undermined by social attitudes and what potentially might be done to address this problem.

scholarly journals RESTORATIVE JUSTICE DALAM UNDANG-UNDANG SPPA: IMPLIKASINYA BAGI PEKERJAAN SOSIAL

LITIGASI ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edi Suharto
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Social Welfare Services ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Justice Process ◽  
And Training

Act No. 11 Year 2012 on the Juvenile Justice Systemthat now come into force, grounded in the concept of restorative justice. Restorative justice is the completion of the criminal case together relevant parties in order to seek a fair settlement with the emphasis on restoring back to its original state. To achieve this restorative justice efforts for settling disputes diversion or transfer of children from the criminal justice process to the outside of the criminal justice process. At this diversion efforts have implications for social work. If previously a social worker who has a small role for children in conflict with the law (ABH), it is now a greater role. So it is necessary to enhance the quality and quantity of social workers. Improved quality and quantity must be followed by efforts such as education and training. Institutional quality of social welfare services should also be strengthened because it is the institution that will hold ABH when diversion efforts agreed by the parties.Keyword: Restorative Justice; Diversion; Social Workers ABSTRAKUU SPPA yang sekarang mulai berlaku, berpijak pada paradigma restorative justice. Restorative justice merupakan penyelesaian perkara tindak pidana bersama-sama pihak terkait dalam rangka mencari penyelesaian yang adil dengan menekankan pemulihan kembali pada keadaan semula. Untuk mencapai keadilan restoratif ini dilakukan upaya diversi atau pengalihan penyelesaian perkara anak dari proses peradilan pidana ke proses di luar peradilan pidana. Pada upaya diversi inilah memiliki dampak bagi pekerjaan sosial. Jika sebelumnya pekerja sosial mempunyai peranan yang kecil kepada anak yang berhadapan dengan hukum (ABH), maka kini peranannya lebih besar. Sehingga dibutuhkan peningkatan kualitas maupun kuantitas. Peningkatan kualitas maupun kuantitas harus diikuti dengan upaya seperti pendidikan dan pelatihan. Kualitas kelembagaan pelayanan kesejahteraan sosial juga harus diperkuat karena lembaga inilah yang akan menampung ABH ketika upaya diversi disepakati para pihak.Kata Kunci: Restoratif Justice; Diversi; Pekerja Sosial

The Position of the Victim in Criminal Procedure — Results of a German Study

1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 69-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmut Kury ◽  
Michael Kaiser ◽  
Raymond Teske
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Federal Republic Of Germany ◽  
Crime Victim ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Criminological Research ◽  
Victim Compensation ◽  
German Research ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Justice Process ◽  
Victim Protection

In the last few years, the crime victim has moved into the forefront of criminological research and criminal justice policy. This is a worldwide development. In many countries, including the Federal Republic of Germany, victim protection and victim compensation laws have been enacted. The extent to which such legal steps effect an actual improvement of the victims' situation remains largely unexamined. This paper presents the results of a German research project which examined the influence of the recently revised German victim protection law upon criminal law practice. Judges, prosecutors and lawyers were surveyed. A clear resistance by judges and prosecutors was discerned relative to implementing the victim protection rights. For them, the victim is still an outsider and a ‘trouble maker’ within the criminal proceedings. They see increased victim attention as involving additional trouble, effort, time, and possibly creating longer delays in proceedings. In contrast, the attitudes of the attorneys were more favorable toward including the victim in the criminal justice process.

scholarly journals Analisis Hukum Tentang Tindak Pidana Seksual Yang Terjadi Di Kota Medan (Study PutusanNomor : 1840/Pid.B/2014/PN.Mdn)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-200
Author(s):  
Mhd. Hendara Adha ◽  
Edi Warman ◽  
Triono Eddy
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Criminal Case ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Justice Process

This article discusses how the law arrangements in the juvenile justice in the process of resolving the case, How restorative justice restrictions in law enforcement in Indonesia and How the application of Restorative justice law in the process of settlement of criminal case in Criminal Law in Indonesia. This type of research is normative juridical that describes reviewing and explaining and analyzing normative provisions associated with restorative justice applicable in Indonesia. From the above discussion that restorative justice in the settlement of criminal acts committed by children is very concerned in rebuilding relations after the occurrence of criminal acts, rather than exacerbate the rift between the perpetrators, victims and the community which is the character of the current modern criminal justice system. The restorative criminal justice process holds the view that realizing justice is not only a matter of government and criminality, but more than that it must provide justice in totality that can not ignore the interests and rights of victims and society. Implementation of the principle of restorative justice and the process of diversion as an effort to solve crimes committed by children in formal juridical has been set clearly and firmly in Law Number 11 Year 2012 about kids of justice.

scholarly journals Penyelesaian Perkara Tindak Pidana Penganiayaan Dengan Pelaku Anak Menurut Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2012

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Indra Wijayanti ◽  
Elsa Rina Maya Toule ◽  
Sherly Adam
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Justice Process ◽  
Mutual Agreement

Introductioan: Cases of criminal abuse with child offenders, the form of settlement is a restorative justice approach through diversion, which is an initial step in the settlement process before proceeding to the next legal process.Purposes of the Research: This study aims to analyze and discuss the form of settlement of cases of criminal abuse with child offenders according to Law Number 11 of 2012.Methods of the Research: The type of research used in this research is Normative Juridical. Approach the problem using a statutory approach (statute approach), conceptual approach (conceptual approach) and a case approach (Case approach). Sources of legal materials include primary legal materials and secondary legal materials. The technique of collecting legal materials through documentation studies and analysis of legal materials uses qualitative analysis.Results of the Research: The research results show In if the settlement of a criminal case of persecution through diversion is successful in peace between the parties, the report will be withdrawn because there has been a mutual agreement in the settlement that has been carried out. Not all of these settlement processes with diversion can run smoothly and have succeeded in reaching a peace agreement between the parties. If in the event that the diversion process does not result in a peace agreement or the diversion agreement is not implemented, the juvenile criminal justice process will proceed to the Court and the settlement of cases of criminal abuse with child perpetrators is in accordance with Law No. 11 of 2012. However, in the settlement of cases of criminal abuse with child offenders there are still obstacles faced by law enforcement officials and the parties in litigation.

KONSEP DIVERSI DAN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SEBAGAI PERGESERAN TANGGUNG JAWAB PIDANA PADA SISTEM PERADILAN PIDANA ANAK

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
Pangestika Rizki Utami
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Penalties

The concept of diversity and restorative Justice is a criminal cases settlement form that provide children protection by promoting the best interest of the child principle. To protect children from the formal process of criminal justice system, the legal and humanitarian experts conceptualize the act of removing child who has allegedly committed a criminal offense from the general criminal justice process by providing an alternative punishment that is considered better for children. The concept of diversion is created based on the fact that the criminal justice process for children as the perpetrators through the conventional criminal justice system causes more harm than good. Restorative Justice is a fair resolving criminal cases system with by emphasizing recovery in its original state. This article will discuss about the shifting of children criminal responsibility from conservative criminal penalties to child friendly criminal penalties with the concept of diversity and restorative justice.

scholarly journals Victims of crime: culture, politics and criminal process in the twenty-first century

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-90
Author(s):  
Matthew Hall
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
First Century ◽  
The Political ◽  
Criminal Justice Systems ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Justice Process ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
Areas Of Concern ◽  
The One ◽  
Cultural Turn

This paper sets out to marry three areas of concern to modern victimology. In the first instance the paper will explore the ‘cultural turn’ taken in our understandings of what it means to be a victim of crime in thetwenty-first century. McGarry and Walklate (2015) characterise such ‘cultural victimology’ as comprising a wider sharing and reflection of individual and collective victimisation experiences, on the one hand, and,on the other, the mapping of those experiences through the criminal justice process. This paper will explore the interaction between such cultural understandings of victimhood and the political and policy forces which,since at least the late 1990s, have pledged to ‘rebalance’ the criminal justice systems of England and Wales and other jurisdictions to put victims ‘at the heart’ of those processes.

scholarly journals Penerapan Diversi melalui Pendekatan Keadilan Restoratif (Restorative Justice) pada Anak Pelaku Penyalahgunaan Narkotika

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 202-206
Author(s):  
Putu Ayu Sarina Selsa Oktaviani ◽  
Anak Agung Sagung Laksmi Dewi ◽  
I Nyoman Gede Sugiartha
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
District Court ◽  
Judicial Process ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Justice Process ◽  
Narcotic Drugs

This research aims to find out how implementation of the diversion of the perpetrators of the abuse of narcotic drugs by using the method of the approach of restorative justice by involving the perpetrator, the victim, the family of the offender or the victim, community counselors and professionals. The research method used is the normative legal research with approach of legislation, articles as well as the doctrine or the views from experts associated with the diversion and narcotic in children. With regard to the handling of child abuse of narcotic drugs, the problems in this thesis is the arrangement of diversion by law about the criminal justice system of the child and the application of diversion through approach restorative justice in the criminal offence of child perpetrator of abuse of narcotic. The settings regarding diversion here is actually a settling criminal acts with children outside of the criminal justice process. Where the diversion can be carried out against the perpetrator of the crime that the threat of punishment of less than 7 (seven) years and is not a repetition of the crime. Against the application of the abuse of narcotics diversion for children conducted through deliberation in accordance whit the provisions of article 8 of law about the criminal justice system so that children can make a deal with diversion consider the child’s interests, in this case intended to avoid and keep children from the judicial process. In terms of the results of the diversion agreement already agreed upon with the parties where the implementation of the outcome of the diversion agreement would of course also have to be monitored both from the elderly, the environment, and investigators also rehabilitation center to ascertain if the result of the diversion deal was already done by the child and reported to the Chairman of the District Court where the implementation of such diversion is implemented.

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