What is restorative justice?

Restorative justice brings an offender and their victim together, with a trained facilitator, to discuss the harm caused. The offender may apologise and agree to make amends.

How can restorative justice reduce reoffending?

Hearing the victim's experience can help the offender understand the harm and feel remorse. Taking responsibility in this way may make further offending less likely.

What are the limitations of restorative justice?

Restorative justice only works if the victim chooses to take part and the offender admits the offence. Some offenders may show remorse they do not really feel.

OCR GCSE Psychology J203

Criminal Psychology

Topic overview Types of crime and how crime is measured Social learning theory of crime and Cooper and Mackie's study Eysenck's criminal personality theory and Heaven's study Punishment, rehabilitation and restorative justice

Development

Topic overview Stages of development, the brain and IQ tests Structure of the brain Piaget's theory of cognitive development Piaget's conservation of number study and education Dweck's mindsets, Willingham and Blackwell's study

Psychological Problems

Topic overview Mental health, prevalence and changing attitudes Stigma, discrimination and the effects of mental health problems Schizophrenia and its explanations Clinical depression and its explanations Treatments and neuropsychology

Social Influence

Topic overview Conformity, crowds and culture Obedience and Bickman's uniform study Personality, the brain and the August riots Minority and majority influence on mental health stigma

Memory

Topic overview Information processing and the multi-store model Amnesia and the Clive Wearing case Reconstructive memory and Braun's Disney study Memory in advertising and the Wechsler Memory Scale

Sleep and Dreaming

Topic overview Sleep stages, functions and body clocks Freud's theory of dreaming and the Wolfman Activation synthesis theory and bizarre dreams Insomnia and its treatment

Research Methods

Topic overview Hypotheses, variables and experimental designs Sampling and ethical guidelines Experiments, interviews and questionnaires Observations, case studies and correlations Descriptive statistics, tables and graphs Reliability, validity and bias The five core areas of psychology

Criminal Psychology

Punishment, rehabilitation and restorative justice

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Rehabilitation programmes, restorative justice, positive role models, individual and general deterrence, prison, community sentences and fines, and how punishment in the UK has changed.

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What is rehabilitation?

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What kinds of rehabilitation programmes are used with offenders?

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How can rehabilitation increase pro-social behaviour?

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What is rehabilitation?
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Rehabilitation is helping offenders change so that they stop offending and return to society. The aim is to reduce reoffending rather than simply to punish.
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What kinds of rehabilitation programmes are used with offenders?
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Anger management courses teach offenders to recognise triggers and control their reactions. Education, work training and drug treatment are also offered in prisons and the community.
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How can rehabilitation increase pro-social behaviour?
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Rehabilitation gives offenders the skills and support to live without crime. An offender who gains a job or a qualification has less reason to reoffend.
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What is restorative justice?
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Restorative justice brings an offender and their victim together, with a trained facilitator, to discuss the harm caused. The offender may apologise and agree to make amends.
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How can restorative justice reduce reoffending?
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Hearing the victim's experience can help the offender understand the harm and feel remorse. Taking responsibility in this way may make further offending less likely.
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What are the limitations of restorative justice?
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Restorative justice only works if the victim chooses to take part and the offender admits the offence. Some offenders may show remorse they do not really feel.

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