A perspective on criminal justice that sees crime as an expression of, frustration and anger created by social inequality that can be controlled by giving people the means to. Retribution and redemption are not mutually exclusive; they can be paired together through a rehabilitative, restorative justice that offers a future for criminals while providing just punishment for their past behavior. This perspective does not deny that people make choices to break the law, but it does assert that these choices are not a matter of pure "free will." The offender is forced to accept responsibility for their acts and confronted by the damage they did to the victims by paying restitution, mediation with the victims such as victim impact panels, and repaying there debt to the community by way of serving time on parole or community service. They also support decriminalization and deinstitutionalization of non violent offenses. It helps prisoners reconnect with society and reduce many of the barriers faced by those who are directly released from the closed prison. Because society placed them in situations such as these listed it becomes societys responsibility to help them with their social problems. document.write("
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