Tanzania is one of the jurisdictions in Africa that follow an adversarial criminal justice system. Despite a number of problems associated with the fact that the criminal justice system overutilises imprisonment, there is still a lack of diversionary measures to complement the system. This article investigates restorative justice as a complementary system to the Tanzanian criminal justice system, arguing that the law, including the constitution of the country, favours the application of restorative interventions. Invoking restorative justice mechanisms can, inter alia, relieve over-laden courts from the backlog of minor cases, and can help the government salvage funds by reducing the number of incarcerated offenders. It is further argued that restorative justice approaches that have been articulated in some juvenile justice systems in Africa can be adapted to suit the Tanzanian restorative approach for child and adult offenders.

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从非洲的当代范例中学习：坦桑尼亚恢复性司法的推荐机制

坦桑尼亚是非洲实行对抗性刑事司法制度的司法管辖区之一。尽管刑事司法系统过度使用监禁存在许多问题，但仍然缺乏转移性措施来补充该系统。本文对恢复性司法作为坦桑尼亚刑事司法系统的补充制度进行了调查，认为包括该国宪法在内的法律都赞成采用恢复性干预措施。援引恢复性司法机制，除其他事项外，可以减轻积压的法院免于处理轻度案件的压力，并可以通过减少被监禁罪犯的人数来帮助政府挽救资金。