WHEN CRIMINALS REPAY THEIR VICTIMS - A SURVEY OF RESTITUTION PROGRAMS

• NCJ Number: 39585
• Journal: Judicature Volume: 60 Issue: 7 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1977) Pages: 313-321
• Author(s): J HUDSON; B GALAWAY; S CHESNEY
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: American Judicature Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ARTICLE IDENTIFIES AND DISCUSSES SEVERAL MAJOR QUESTIONS ON USING RESTITUTION THAT WERE GLEANED FROM A SURVEY OF NINETEEN RESTITUTION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

Abstract

THE NATURE OF THE RESTITUTION SANCTION AND THE AMOUNT OF RESTITUTION THAT SHOULD BE ORDERED ARE DISCUSSED. OTHER TOPICS ADDRESSED ARE THE ROLE OF THE VICTIM IN A RESTITUTION SCHEME, THE RELATIONSHIP OF RESTITUTION TO OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE SANCTIONS, AND RESTITUTION AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION. THE THEME OF THE ARTICLE IS THE AUTHORS' BELIEF THAT FURTHER STUDY SHOULD BE MADE OF THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHOD OF INSTITUTING RESTITUTION, THE CLASSES OF OFFENDERS FROM WHOM TO REQUIRE IT, AND ITS EFFECTS ON VICTIMS AND OFFENDERS, IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS MECHANISM A MORE VIABLE PART OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM....KAP