Assertion: restitution | /r/HasProperty | viewed as alternative punishment
Facets:
value: generally
type: MANNER
value: among members of the legal profession
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: This arises in part because the criminal law process is dominated by lawyers, including judges and prosecutors, and among members of the legal profession, restitution is generally viewed as an alternative punishment, an “intermediate sanction” between the extremes of probation and prison, rather than a mechanism for restoring victims.