Exam 10: Economic and Restorative Justice Reparations

A(n) _____ consists of a tribal leader; the offender; the victim; family, friends, and coworkers of the offender and the victim; juvenile justice/criminal justice personnel; and interested community members.

A(n) ____ is a court-imposed reimbursement that the offender pays directly to the courts for the administration of the criminal justice system.

Community service refers to a sanction handed down by the court that stipulates that the offender must complete hours of service to the public in order to compensate society for harm they have committed.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons victims chose to participate in victim-offender mediation?

Courts have held that it is unacceptable to require an indigent defendant to pay ____________.

Using the community to control and reduce crime through community policing, community courts, and restorative justice is ____________________.

_____ is a sentencing philosophy and practice that emphasizes the offender taking responsibility to repair the harm done to the victim and the surrounding community.

Restorative justice is less likely to be endorsed by victims of ___________ crimes.

Like monetary restitution, community service is both

Three of the problems associated with restitution are __________ of the defendant, determining the amount of restitution, and collecting restitution.

Like monetary restitution, community service is both punitive and retributive.

Studies of family group conferencing have found that youths who participate in family group conferencing have _____ recidivism rates when compared to youths who did not participate in conferencing.

According to Bearden v. Georgia, the Supreme Court held that an offender's probation cannot be revoked solely because he or she is unable to pay a fine or restitution.

Define and describe restitution, using examples from your text.

In the traditional criminal justice system, the states act on behalf of the victims to punish the offender.

_________________ justice is a more victim-centered approach than traditional methods of punishment involving both the victim and the community throughout the entire justice process.

In the United States, most fines go to

A variety of different forms of restorative justice are used throughout the United States. These include victim-offender mediation, reparation boards, family group conferencing, and circle sentencing.

Reparation boards clarify how the offender will repair the harm done, and they

__________ is a payment made by the offender to the victim of a crime and can either be a monetary payment or restoration of a victim's property.