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Advancing Accountability: Moving Toward Victim Restoration
Author(s) -
BENDER VALERIE,
KING MELANIE,
TORBET PATRICIA
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.2006.tb00131.x
Subject(s) - accountability , harm , economic justice , political science , restorative justice , criminology , white (mutation) , position (finance) , juvenile , state (computer science) , psychology , law , business , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , finance , biology , gene , algorithm , computer science
ABSTRACT One of the goals of Pennsylvania's juvenile justice system is the “imposition of accountability” for offenses committed. This White Paper, originally published in 2006, takes the position that true accountability requires juvenile offenders to repair the harm caused by their offending behavior and to understand and acknowledge the wrongfulness of their actions, their responsibility for causing harm, and the impact of the crime on the crime victim and community. It identifies system responsibilities, restorative practices, and outcomes relative to accountability. This White Paper was the result of debate among focus group participants under the auspices of the State Advisory Group.