“Restorative Justice” is a practice sometimes used in criminal and disciplinary matters, where the offender, instead of simply being fined or incarcerated, is required to help out the victim in some way to “repair the harm they’ve done”, according to a quote on Wikipedia’s article. For example, a person who vandalized someone’s mailbox might be required to repair it, as opposed to simply having to pay a $500 fine and serve one week in jail.
Has anyone come up with or implemented a restorative justice program for “victimless” crimes like drug possession or illegal gambling where the gambling offender did not gamble away money necessary for support of their family?
I’m guessing that things like requiring DUI offenders to visit public schools to tell children the dangers of drunk driving might be relevant, but then again, the children were not a victim of the specific offense except in a remote way due to increased general risk of injury in the community.