Handbook of Restorative Justice

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Gerry Johnstone, Daniel Van Ness
Routledge, Jan 11, 2013 - Law - 672 pages

This book provides a comprehensive and authoritative account and analysis of restorative justice, one of the most rapidly growing phenomena in the field of criminology and justice studies.

This book aims to meet the need for a comprehensive, reliable and accessible overview of the subject. It draws together leading authorities on the subject from around the world in order to:

  • elucidate and discuss the key concepts and principles of restorative justice
  • explain how the campaign for restorative justice arose and developed into the influential social movement it is today
  • describe the variety of restorative justice practices, explain how they have developed in various places and contexts, and critically examine their rationales and effects
  • identify and examine key tensions and issues within the restorative justice movement
  • brings a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives to bear upon the understanding and assessment of restorative justice.

The Handbook of Restorative Justice is essential reading for students and practitioners in the field.

 

Contents

The Idea of Restorative Justice
1
Roots of Restorative Justice
109
Restorative Processes Outcomes Stakeholders
209
Restorative Justice in Social Context
265
Evaluation and Restorative Justice
395
The Global Appeal of Restorative Justice
446
The Future of Restorative Justice
557
Glossary
631
Author index
638
Subject index
642
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