Peacemaking Paradigm Pyramid of Criminal

Peacemaking paradigm pyramid of criminal justice stresses not that the individuals involved in the commission of any particular crime must be reformed and rebuked, but rather emphasizes the aim of creating a more peaceful society as a whole. (Fuller, 2001, p.54) Social action, rather than being 'tough on crime' is the paradigm's focus. The paradigm operates upon a grass-roots model of advocacy, whereby community members form the foundations of a peaceful community within themselves, by adopting nonviolence in their daily lives. Then, grass roots and middle-level organizational support draws upon the peacemaking efforts of community members to create institutions supportive of human rights, development, education and democracy. These organizational advocates and community members take on the roles of institutional yet local voices of social justice and aim to deploy larger societal and governmental resources to make a more peaceful social environment. The peacemaking pyramid thus eventually makes links with the tip of the pyramid in the form of corrections officers and government policy-makers, but always has at its base the affected members of the community.