Opportunities are provided for remorse, forgiveness and reconciliation. Offender's needs and competencies are addressed. Recognizing that offenders themselves have often been harmed, healing and integration of offenders into the community are emphasized. Offenders are supported and treated respectfully in the justice process. Removal from the community and severe restriction of offenders is limited to the minimum necessary.
Justice values personal change above compliant behaviour.
The justice process belongs in the community. Community members are actively involved in doing justice. The justice process draws from community resources and, in turn, contributes to the building and strengthening of community. The justice process attempts to promote changes in the community to both prevent similar harms from happening to others, and to foster early intervention to address the needs of victims and the accountability of offenders. Justice is mindful of the outcomes, intended and unintended, of its responses to crime and victimization.