Restorative justice emerged with the intention of recognizing victims of negligence and their needs, so only in this respect is it fair to the victim once achieved. In other words, if there is no balance, such as more focus on the offender or the community than on the victim or the vice than on the vice, then there can be no fairness. On the other hand, it can only be fair to society when justice is truly served and offenders reenter the community as law-abiding citizens. Unfortunately, if the resources used within Restorative Justice do not work to rehabilitate an offender and he/she continues to reoffend, then it is not fair to society. I was recently the victim of a property crime and if the authorities had caught whoever did it, I would have wanted restorative justice to deal with it because, in addition to dealing with the pain caused by the invasion of the privacy of my home, I ultimately wanted know why. Also, I wanted an apology and for it to replace everything that was lost. 7. If I were the victim of a violent personal crime, I would want the restorative justice system to address it because I believe rehabilitation requires more than just incarceration. Furthermore, punishment would not be sufficient because it would not help solve the offender's problems, which could subsequently prevent him from committing again. It goes without saying that our current traditional criminal justice system would simply lock up my offender and later release him with no real rehabilitation to prevent