Should the government implement restorative justice programs as an alternative to incarceration?

No

Develop a program where the victim(s) have a larger role in the sentencing as well as receive better restitution for their suffering.

Yes, if the crimes are non-violent as well as adding it to incarceration.

Yes, but it should depend on the crime commit and the offenders age.

Yes, but it needs to be assessed on an individual basis

Yes, I support a mix of both restorative justice program and incarceration, depending on the crime

It would depend on the crime and whether the person is a repeat offender.

Yes, only if the offender committed a non-violent crime

In addition to incarceration not as an alternative

Yes, but combine mandatory programs with harsher yet shorter incarceration

Yes, but only for first time offenders of hybrid or summary convictions, and non-violent crimes.

Yes, but only for low-level hybrid or summary convictions.

Restorative services need to be provided after incarceration to ensure that former prisoners are set up for success, and not to reoffend.

Yes, but with a focus towards rehabilitation of the individual in tandem with direct restorative justice to the injured parties, ie community service or work programs in civil service.

Yes, unless the crime is severe or not the first offense

They should but incarceration needs to stay as well

Yes, but only for non-violent and non-sexual offenders.

yes but to those who don't have a heavy life sentence and depends on the crime

Depends on the reason an individual is being incarcerated.

Yes, and offer many more alternatives, similar to Norway's Halden Prison model

yes, but it may not be applicable in all situations

yes but only up to a certain level of crime. Stealing, drugs etc. But if they have hurt somebody on purpose, they should remain incarcerated

How do you imagine justice systems retaining fairness when different victims may feel differently about what 'making things right' means for them?

What are the types of situations where you think forgiving and working toward healing might actually be harder than traditional punishment?

How might focusing on repairing harm instead of punishing influence the way society views people who have broken the law?

Do you think focusing on 'restoring' after a crime could impact the rate of reoffending in a positive or negative way?

What role do you believe a community should have when someone makes a mistake that harms others?

Can you think of a time when talking things out with someone made a problem better, rather than making them 'pay' for what they did?

Do you believe people who commit serious crimes deserve a second chance, and why?

In your opinion, what should justice ideally look like: punishment or repairing harm?

How do you think a victim might feel facing the person who wronged them in a conversation rather than seeing them punished by jail time?