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Restorative Justice Assignment The basics of restorative justice can be found in the earlier systems of Compensation orders which were brought in with the Criminal Justice act 1972, whereby offenders were ordered to pay compensation for any 'personal injury, loss or damage' resulting from the offence (Williams 2004: 108-110). These orders were only permitted in addition to other sentences, not as a substitute. It was not until the criminal Justice Act 1982 that a compensation order could be made as punishment (ibid: 109). In 1973 the Community Service Order (now called Community Punishment Orders) was introduced which required reparation by the offender by putting something back into the community (ibid: 110). Its main impact has been seen in the Youth Justice System in response to a traditionally punitive and less welfare orientated approach to youth justice. Elements of restorative justice were present in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 such as...

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