The criminal justice process that focuses on sanctions directed primarily at repairing the injury to the victim rather than focusing on the adversarial relationship between the government and the offender is called __________.

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Restorative justice focuses on repairing harm done to the victim rather than just punishing the offender. It involves dialogue between the offender and victim, and sometimes the community, to address the harm caused by the crime and find ways to repair it. The other options—authentic justice, retributive model of justice, and retributive justice—do not involve this focus on repairing harm and instead emphasize punishment for the sake of punishment.

The Criminal Justice Process That Focuses on Sanctions Directed Primarily