Victimization Vs. Restorative Justice

To answer what victimization is we must first understand what a victim is. According to the University of the Pacific, a victim is “a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional or financial harm as a result of an act by someone else, which is a crime (University of the Pacific).” A victim may also be someone whose personal rights have been desecrated by criminal, violent or aggressive acts. Family and close friends of a person who has been incapacitated or killed as a result of a severe accident. Family and close friends of a person who has been injured or killed as a result of crime. Someone who has viewed or been affected by a violent or traumatic incident. Or a victim may even be family and close friends of a person who has been injured or killed as a result of disaster or tragic circumstance. Being a victim isn’t limited to a certain group or crime, because there are many extents to victimization. On the other hand, victimization can be defined as “the unwarranted singling out of one person from a group and subjected to unfair treatment and other wrongs (Mallicoat, 2015, p. 55)”.

Fear of victimization is the fear of becoming victim
Restorative justice repairs the harm caused by crime. Restorative justice doesn't just view the crime as breaking the law, they view the crime as having a detrimental harm on the victim, the victim's family and the community. A more formal definition according to the Center for Justice and Reconciliation, is “restorative Justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that allow all willing stakeholders to meet, although other approaches are available when that is impossible. This can lead to transformation of people, relationships and communities (Center for Justice and