‘Love thy neighbour’ values, needs, and willingness to participate in restorative justice: a survey of Australian and Japanese victims and offenders

From reintegrative shaming to restorative institutional hybridity

“…A comparative study of the benefits Australians and Japanese saw in the use of restorative justice showed the different value placed on forgiveness. Whereas Australians were more likely to see restorative justice as a means of giving victims voice rather than healing with forgiveness, Japanese considered forgiveness an important benefit (Braithwaite, Huang & Reinhart, 2013).…”