Document Type

Department Honors Thesis

Publication Date

4-2018

First Advisor

Lawrence Cahoone

Second Advisor

Kendy Hess

Department

Philosophy

Abstract

In the realm of criminal justice, Western society has primarily relied on retributive justice system. A retributive system uses punishment as the standard response to crime. In recent years, some have formulated a different criminal justice system, that of restorative justice. Rather than punishment, restorative justice proponents argue that justice is achieved in the aftermath of crime by healing the trauma incurred by crime. The aim of this project is to articulate the value of restorative justice and evaluate its prospects.

Comments

This paper was written for the Philosophy Department Honors program.

Presented at the 2018 Academic Conference.

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