Sociolegal critiques of the conventional criminal justice system & restorative justice: Part 2

Is there an alternative to the current way we pursue criminal justice as a society? Are punishment and imprisonment the necessary and sufficient solutions to crime? I consider sociological and legal critiques of the conventional criminal legal system and explore the proposal of a restorative justice model. Restorative justice is rooted in ancient traditions, takes a problem-solving dialogical paradigm, and elevates the role of victims and the community in righting wrongs.