Benefits Of Restorative Justice

Examining the cost and benefits of restorative justice and article called “Restorative Justice Means Restitution for Victims, Cost Savings for Taxpayers”. Provides a glimpse of the cost savings to taxpayers. The state of Illinois proposes an estimation savings of $780,500 a year in taxpayers cost with the current crime rate. In Kansas and Texas the implemented restorative justice programs for property crimes such as theft or burglary already exist saving the taxpayers millions of dollars a year. The benefits of restorative justice include: The reduction of repeat offenders reentering the criminal justice system, It can be used as a form of diversion. In turn it reduces finical cost in the criminal justice system, the satisfaction of justice