Restoration aims to repair the harm caused by crime by focusing on victims and reintegrating offenders through

• A. Restitution, community service, or other restorative practices
• B. Incarceration
• C. Severe punishment
• D. Deportation

Answer: (A)

Restoration aims to repair the harm caused by crime by actively involving the victim and the community in the accountability process and helping the offender reintegrate. The concrete ways this happens include restitution to compensate the victim for losses, community service that benefits the broader community, and other restorative practices like victim–offender mediation or restorative circles. These approaches focus on repairing damage, addressing the needs of those harmed, and promoting accountability in a way that supports the offender’s reintegration. Incarceration, severe punishment, or deportation are punitive measures that focus on punishment or removal rather than repairing harm or supporting reintegration, so they don’t fit the restorative aim as well.