The Mosaic requirement for restitution was actually based on a brilliant insight into human nature (But, considering the source, what else would one expect).
Restitution directly to the injured removes a reason for feuds. It also eliminates the overhead inherent in third party intervention in the process of making whole again the injured by the sinner who injured the victim.
There is no mention that I can recall of what we now call personal injury lawyers in the Old Testament. I also can’t seem to mention any favorable mention of such people in the New Testament.
Might I ask why you think restitution is attempting to fight evil with evil?
I was of the opinion that restitution removed the profit motive to the criminal who otherwise would profit from his crime by not having to pay restitution.
An eye for an eye is revenge, not restitution. This is precisely how blood feuds start and drag on for generations in some societies. The Middle East is a perfect example of a place where blood feuds are fueled by such "restitutions" on both sides.