This study analyzes the international trend and features of policy and legislation among Norway, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Also, this is based on the perspective of Restorative Justice.
Restorative justice is an...
This study analyzes the international trend and features of policy and legislation among Norway, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Also, this is based on the perspective of Restorative Justice.
Restorative justice is an approach to justice that focuses on the needs of the victims and the offenders, as well as the involved community, instead of satisfying abstract legal principles or punishing the offender. Victims take an active role in the process, while offenders are encouraged to take responsibility for their actions, "to repair the harm they've done—by apologizing, returning stolen money, or community service". Restorative justice involves both victim and offender and focuses on their personal needs. In addition, it provides help for the offender in order to avoid future offences. It is based on a theory of justice that considers crime and wrongdoing to be an offence against an individual or community, rather than the state. Restorative justice that fosters dialogue between victim and offender shows the highest rates of victim satisfaction and offender accountability.
The findings are that the leading countries share the 6 common practices and policies. First, they construct the safe school system in their schools and premises. This is a hardware of school safety. Second, widely defined conceptual foundations are necessary on bullying. Third, prevention effort is more important than postvention. Fourth, it is required to construct whole school approaches and community-based programs. Lastly, restorative discipline is key paradigm for school violence policies and strategies— in prevention, intervention and postvention.