Restorative justice
What Restorative justice means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Often runs alongside legal punishment to facilitate the process of forgiving a criminal, which does not mean pardoning their legal consequences.
Seeking justice rather than retribution, as in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Referenced in Christian support for community service, alongside teachings on forgiveness and agape.
Topics that use Restorative justice
- Theme D: Religion, peace and conflict (AQA GCSE)
- Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Christianity in Britain
- Contemporary British society
- Deterrence
- Forgiveness
- Justice
- Reconciliation
- Sanctity of life
- Agape
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