They are both approaches to justice. Even though they both aim to do the right thing, they are fundamentally different. Restorative justice is all about win-win, however, retributive justice is all about: I lose, so you must also lose. Restorative justice is when the offender tries to "repay" what he has done, thus "healing" the healing, while being able to get help himself. Retributive justice is when the offender has to go through a punishment, which is likely to be similar to what he did to the victim. Thus, we can see that restorative justice advocates a win-win situation, while retributive justice stands for a lose-lose situation. Which is probably better?
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