article_snippet: It is also thought to help to rehabilitate offenders by allowing offenders to see the personal impact offenders crime has had, and take responsibility.
article_snippet: Restorative justice is a government scheme aimed at giving victims a voice.
article_snippet: Restorative justice allows victims to meet perpetrators of crime to explain the personal impact of victims actions upon victims.
article_snippet: a government scheme aimed at giving victims a voice allows offenders to take responsibility for offenders actions and try to make amends with offenders victims.
article_snippet: For offenders, meeting offenders victims can be a challenging experience because offenders are forced to confront the personal impact of offenders crimes.
article_snippet: Restorative justice is used in a bid to rehabilitate people who have committed a number of crimes include violent offences and sexual assaults.
article_snippet: According to the restorative justice council it accounts for a 14 per cent reduction in reoffending.