The Discursive Practice in Psycho-correction Discourse Under Restorative Justice

The previous chapters expound how the PC and the LC correct the offender’s problematic psychology from semiotic allocation, and how semiotic resources in the offender’s repertoire are used to achieve affiliation. This chapter will answer the third research question: In the context of restorative justice, why do the discursive practices of allocation and affiliation need to be conducted in psycho-correction discourse? More specifically, why is the offender scaffolded in psycho-correction to achieve persona change, to expand repertoire and to affiliate to different communities? How are the offender’s needs met? In this chapter, the criminal justice concept of restorative justice is adopted to explain the discursive practice in psycho-correction discourse. The discursive practice in psycho-correction discourse is to put the concept of restorative justice into practice.