Explaining the Role of Restorative Police in Preventive Shamefulness of Recidivism

One of the problems of today's societies is an increase in the phenomenon of delinquency and crime repetition. One of the key organizations in the fight against crime is the police organization. Police can play a significant role in preventing crime repetition due to the initial dealings with criminals. One of the police actions in this regard is the use of a restorative policing program. The restorative policing is a program that is being made available to the community policing to help them prevent crime repetition through their own specific functions. Therefore, considering that some studies on community policing have been carried out, and no research has been conducted on restorative policing, this study has addressed this issue. In terms of its objectives this study is of an applied research type and in terms of methodology it is a descriptive-analytical study. The data were collected and extracted from books, articles and translations using a documentary method and library study and then analyzed. Findings and Results: The results of the research show that the traditional policing have not succeeded in fighting against crimes through its repressive measures. In this sense, the police and the official investigation system attach the label of a criminal offender to the criminals that makes the offender's correction and return to the society difficulty. As a result, this leads to crime repetition. While the police, in their new community-based approach, use people's participation in order and security and fighting against crime. In this regard, a new program called a restorative policing is provided to the community policing. In this program, the police gather the delinquent and the victim together to prevent crime repetition by means of restoration methods, such as mediation and social gatherings, and bringing responsibility and creating a retributive shame in the offender.