'Restorative justice' draws on lessons of past

15 May 2009

Police Chief Vern White explains to detractors why restorative justice has nothing to do with being 'soft on crime'.

...in many cases, allowing the victim of a crime the chance to talk to the person responsible for a crime, allowing them to hear an explanation, an apology, does far more good than hearing the person got locked up for three years but never having any contact.