Understanding the Restorative Justice Process

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 2
Unit No:
A/504/2976
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
24 hours

Assessment Guidance

Portfolio of evidence

Unit Learning Outcomes

1

Understand the restoration process.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1
    Define the word “restore”.
  • 1.2
    Explain how the main features of the restoration process are applied in relation to a particular incident.
2

Understand the effects of crime on victims.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Explain the most significant short term effects of crime on victims.
  • 2.2
    Explain the most commonly occurring long term effects of crime on victims.
3

Understand the wider impact of crime.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1
    Explain how people, other than the direct victims, can be affected by a crime.
4

Understand the importance of an offender taking responsibility for their actions.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1
    Explain how offenders might take responsibility for their actions.
  • 4.2
    Describe the benefits, for both the offender and victims, of the offender taking responsibility for their actions.
  • 4.3
    Describe how taking responsibility for their actions may help offenders in the longer term.
5

Understand how forgiveness in the restorative justice process can help victims and offenders.

Assessment Criteria

  • 5.1
    Describe how forgiving the offender can help victims of a crime.
  • 5.2
    Describe how forgiveness by victims of their crime can help an offender.
6

Understand the parts played by the offender, the victim and the wider community in the restorative justice process.

Assessment Criteria

  • 6.1
    Explain the contribution of offenders, victims and the wider community in a restorative justice encounter.
7

Understand how the offender, victim and the wider community each benefit from the restorative justice process.

Assessment Criteria

  • 7.1
    Explain the benefits to victims and the community of the restorative justice process.
  • 7.2

    Explain the benefits to the offender of a restorative justice encounter.

  • 7.3
    Describe how the process can support the offender to plan short and long term goals.