CONCLUSION

Restorative justice is undoubtedly a viable solution in dealing with the issue of victimization in crimes, as it focuses on restoring losses of victims of crimes, and the victim is allowed to play a role in the court procedure in adjudicating the crime committed against him/her.

Restorative justice in Islamic law 269 the area of restorative justice that is being carried out in Malaysia may encourage the government to make the move to effectively introduce it in the country’s criminal justice system. In doing so, it is hoped that the principles of Islamic law can also be benefited, as there have been ongoing efforts to harmonise the two jurisdictions (civil and Shari’ah), and this can be regarded as part of developing the country’s criminal justice system, both civil and Shari’ah.