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Post by Chips on May 15, 2008 11:13:03 GMT 9.5
Justice more effective
Richard d'Apice, who demands the naming and shaming of young criminal offenders (Letters, May 14), should become aware of the magnificent inroads that restorative justice has achieved in recent years. To say that he does not care about the possibility of the reform of young offenders and would like them "branded on the forehead" displays a touch of vengeance. It shows a profound ignorance of the effectiveness of restorative justice over a purely retributive measure, which has no meaningful corrective action.
Retributive justice continues to exacerbate the sorry state of our overcrowded prisons and the high rate of recidivism. Retribution has comprehensively failed as a corrective measure and as a deterrent.
Restorative justice also has a punitive component, but its overriding consideration is the restoration of justice, peace and goodwill between the offender, the offended, and the public.
Father Peter Dresser Coonamble
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Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on May 15, 2008 11:16:50 GMT 9.5
I have one question for all these people who suport the "new system" which has made things so much better.
How come they are not better then?
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Post by thelion on May 16, 2008 4:39:44 GMT 9.5
In the Northern Territory the right of a Juvenile in the Court System to publicly not being named was removed, in the most the Media refrains from naming a Juvenile unless it was a hienouos crime or the Juvenile has become significant serial offender. Victims are generally not named unless they want to be.
It has actually in the most been shown to work, however a small cadre of youthfull ratbags has actually used the Newspapers reporting for the more nefarious cause of increasing their notoriety and as such thier ability to intimidate.
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