Moving Beyond Crime and Punishment: Restorative Justice and Its Implications for America

October 14, 2010

Crime does not just break the law. It harms people, shattering relationships and destroying security. Restorative justice seeks to repair the damage done to victim, offender, and community, and to restore peace. Grounded in biblical principles, this long-standing and well-proven model of justice has radical implications for our criminal justice system today.