POSSIBILITIES OF APPLYING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TO VIOLENCE IN SCHOOL

Abstract

At the beginning of the paper, the authors point out that school violence is inherent in all societies. As the existing concept of retributive justice embodied in criminal law (does not) produce appropriate results, it is necessary to consider the possibility of applying the concept of restorative justice in the fight against school violence. After defining the concept of restorative justice, the authors highlight the existence of two models of restorative justice - diversionary and therapeutic. A special part is dedicated to presenting the results of criminological research on the possibilities of applying restorative justice to school violence. In the following parts of the paper, the authors presented the scope of school violence, and the normative framework based on which it would be possible to sanction unacceptable behavior. In the end, they observed the given behaviors through the prism of educational orders and the principle of opportunity. The conclusion emphasizes the need for practitioners to consider the possibilities of applying restorative justice to school violence in order to pay special attention to the needs of victims.