Benefits of Restorative Justice 

Restorative Justice can help:

Restorative Justice gives the person who has been harmed a chance to:

• Talk about the incident and the harm caused
• Explain to the person who harmed them, the impact and consequences of their actions.
• Get closure and the chance to move forward with their life.
• Get the answers to any questions about what happened.

Restorative Justice helps those who have harmed by:

• Reducing the likelihood of further offending.
• Helping them to understand the impact of their actions.

At Victim First in 2023:

• 100% of victims were satisfied with the outcome of the meeting and would recommend a restorative meeting of that type to other people in their position​
• 100% of offenders said that they would recommend a restorative meeting with other people.