RESTORATIVE JUSTICE UNDER JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Abstract

Criminal justice system in India is overseen today barely serves any of the purpose intended for securing life and property of the person. It does involve delay, interruption, doubts, qualms and uncertainties in Criminal justice system. It basically involves ridiculously ineffectual punishments which does not ascertain any productive result. To overcome all this, restorative justice is being introduced. Restorative justice provides a large number of advantages in comparison to the adjudicatory processes, such as speedy disposal, cost effectiveness, maintenance of good relationship and chances of continuity of relationship, less formality, more compliance etc.  In different parts of the world, people started using restorative justice system within criminal Justice System in different ways, such as plea bargaining, victim-offender mediation, out of court settlement etc. Primary goal of restorative juvenile justice is repairing the harm and rebuilding relationships in the community. This is done in such a manner as results are measured by how much repair was done rather than by how much punishment was inflicted.  Juvenile justice professionals have the power given by statute to transform juvenile justice into restorative justice system by developing new laws relating to it for the benefit of Juvenile, setting new priorities, and redirecting resources. Juvenile justice professionals can make needed services available for victims of crime at such an age , give victims reasonable opportunities for their involvement, in making decisions and carrying out plans for resolving issues and restoring the loss of the community as a whole , give juvenile offenders the opportunity and encouragement to take responsibility for their behavior, actively involve juvenile offenders in repairing the harm they caused and to increase juvenile offenders' skills and abilities.