Which definition best describes Restoration?

• A. Focus on reshaping or changing an individual's motivation to commit a crime - blend into society
• B. Focus on repairing the injuries/harm to victim or community caused by criminal behavior.
• C. Focus on punishing offenders to deter future crimes
• D. Focus on re-education through work programs

Answer: (B)

Restoration centers on repairing the injuries and harm caused by crime to victims, offenders, and the community. It emphasizes accountability, making amends, and involving those affected in the process—often through things like victim–offender mediation, restitution, and community service that benefit the victim or the community. The idea is to repair relationships and restore trust, not merely punish or reform the offender’s internal motives.

That’s why the best definition is the one that highlights repairing harm to victims and the community. The other descriptions describe different aims: reshaping an offender’s motivation to commit crime and reintegrate into society focuses more on internal change, punishment to deter future crimes centers on deterrence and retribution, and re-education through work programs points to rehabilitation through work, not repairing harm or involving victims in the process.