As the common-law evolves and changes we gain deeper understandings of crime, the motivation of crime, and rehabilitation of criminals. ... An analysis of New Zealand's application of restorative justice principles is useful in examining the validity of the restorative justice concept. ... " , and criminal as "a person who has committed crime or crimes." Black's Law Dictionary purports a crime to be, " social harm that the law makes punishable; the breach of a legal duty treated as the subject matter of a criminal proceeding" and criminal law as, "the branch or division of th...

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Healing the Pain of Crime The American justice system has viewed criminal behavior as a crime against "the state," leaving crime victims with no input into the legal process of the administration of justice in today's courts. Restorative justice today recognizes the act of crime as being directed against individual people. Restorative justice is based on resolving conflict and making everything connected to the crime "whole again", thus healing the effects, restoring back to original condition, and making amends to all affected by the crime. Retributive justice focuses on punishment, w...

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Healing the Pain of Crime The American justice system has viewed criminal behavior as a crime against "the state," leaving crime victims with no input into the legal process of the administration of justice in today's courts. Restorative justice today recognizes the act of crime as being directed against individual people. Restorative justice is based on resolving conflict and making everything connected to the crime "whole again", thus healing the effects, restoring back to original condition, and making amends to all affected by the crime. Retributive justice focuses on punishment, w...

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