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Restorative Justice

Commitment to promoting community safety

The Restorative Justice task force is committed to promoting community safety by finding what helps reduce offender recidivism and implementing programs in Benton County. Restorative Justice is concerned with the relationship between offender, victim, and community. Focus is on harm done to individuals through crime and how to repair that harm. We believe justice is best served when the victim, community, and offender are viewed as equal parties who receive fair and balanced treatment.

What is Restorative Justice?

The Task Force has defined Restorative Justice in Benton County as a process that restores balance, elevates the status of victims, enhances the accountability of offenders, and increases the level of participation by the community in the justice system.

What’s their mission?

To encourage and develop responses to crime in Benton County that:

  • Give victims an opportunity to identify their needs that will be included in a repair plan.
  • Hold offenders responsible while creating potential for their reintegration into the community.
  • Include community members in justice planning and operations.

Who’s on the Restorative Justice Taskforce?

The Task Force on Restorative Justice includes members from the District Attorney’s Office, the courts, the Juvenile Department, Corrections, Parole and Probation, and community members. Let us know if you are interested in getting involved.

For more information, please email dainfo@bentoncountyor.gov.

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