Restorative JusticeA justice model built on repair rather than punishment, and what trials show.SociologyRetributiveThe offence is against the stateAsks which law was broken, bywhomOutcome is a proportionatepenaltyVictim is a witness to the caseProfessionals hold the processRestorativeThe offence is a harm to peopleAsks who was harmed and whatthey needOutcome is agreed repairVictim participates directlyBraithwaite: shaming thatreintegratesTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSTrials generally report high victim satisfaction and small to modesteffects on reoffending.Educational reference, not legal advice. Suitability varies by offence;there are serious concerns about pressure on victims.Restorative Justicelearnposters.com
Restorative Justice — printable law & society wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Restorative Justice poster

Retributive against Restorative, side by side.

Educational reference, not legal advice. Suitability varies by offence; there are serious concerns about pressure on victims.

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What’s on the Restorative Justice poster?
Retributive against Restorative, side by side. Retributive: The offence is against the state; Retributive: Asks which law was broken, by whom; Retributive: Outcome is a proportionate penalty; Retributive: Victim is a witness to the case; Retributive: Professionals hold the process; Restorative: The offence is a harm to people; Restorative: Asks who was harmed and what they need; Restorative: Outcome is agreed repair; Restorative: Victim participates directly; Restorative: Braithwaite: shaming that reintegrates; Trials generally report high victim satisfaction and small to modest effects on reoff…. Educational reference, not legal advice. Suitability varies by offence; there are serious concerns about pressure on victims.
Who is the Restorative Justice poster for?
Restorative Justice belongs to the Sociology section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning crime & deviance can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Restorative Justice poster?
When the question is what a response to harm is actually meant to achieve. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Restorative Justice belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Restorative Justice?
Broken Windows, The Dark Figure of Crime and Defining Deviance sit alongside Restorative Justice in the Sociology section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Broken WindowsThe Dark Figure of CrimeDefining Deviance
Is the Restorative Justice poster free to download and print?
Yes. Restorative Justice downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Sociology section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Restorative Justice poster print at?
Restorative Justice is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Restorative Justice loses nothing.Printing guide

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