What role do you think the state should play in restorative justice?Which perspective do you find more persuasive? Is there scope to take both views on board? What would that mean in practice?

Complete the following reading below and consider answers to the discussion questions below.

Janzi, Vernon E. (2010) What is the Role of the State in Restorative Justice? In: H. Zehre & Toews, B. (eds) Critical Issues in Restorative Justice. Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, pp. 189-201. [12 pages].

Jantzi and Boyes-Watson take quite different views of the role of the state in restorative justice. Which perspective do you find more persuasive? Is there scope to take both views on board? What would that mean in practice?

What role do you think the state should play in restorative justice?

What should the role of the state be in restorative justice approaches?