The concept of restorative criminal justice in the construction of the theoretical framework

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https://doi.org/10.22335/rlct.v6i1.127

Keywords:

Restorative justice, victim, offender, restoration

Abstract

The concept of restorative justice generates a radical change in the common definition of justice, since it enriches the role of the State in the interest and concern for all the actors of the criminal conflict, the victim, the victimizer and society, in addition to modifying the response Punitive from the state to the offender, to the use of the readapter mechanisms, without neglecting the conception of crime as a grievance to the whole society. Thus, restorative justice deals with the satisfaction of the needs of the victims trying to take things To its previous state, the readaptation of the victimizer and the recognition of his responsibilities towards the victims as well as with society.

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Author Biography

  • Jorge Pesqueira Leal, Universidad de Sonora

    Licenciado en Derecho. Criminólogo. Mediador. Especializado en Sociología Política. Especializado en terapia familiar sistémica. Maestro en políticas de seguridad pública. Doctor en derecho. Coordinador de Posgrado en Derecho. Presidente del Consejo de Organismos no Gubernamentales del Estado de Sonora. Presidente del Patronato de Reincorporación Social del Estado de Sonora. Presidente del Instituto de Mediación de México, S.C. Presidente de la Academia Mexicana de Justicia Restaurativa y Oralidad, A.C. Secretario General del Centro Internacional de Estudios sobre Democracia y Paz Social.

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Published

2014-08-01

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Reflection Articles

How to Cite

The concept of restorative criminal justice in the construction of the theoretical framework. (2014). Revista Logos Ciencia & Tecnología, 6(1), 156-160. https://doi.org/10.22335/rlct.v6i1.127