Community as facilitator, restorative process. Encouragement of competitive, individualistic values Encouragement of mutuality. Offender accountability defined as understanding impact of action and helping decide how to make things right. Offence defined in purely legal terms, devoid of moral, social, economic, political dimensions. Offence understood in whole context - moral, social, economic, political.
Crime is a violation of one person by another.
The focus is on problem solving and restoration of harmony Dialogue and process negotiation are normative. Restitution and reconciliation are used as a means of restorative. The community acts as a facilitator in the restorative process. Stigma of offences is removable through conformity Remorse, repentance and forgiveness are important factors.