ABSTRACT

The Paradox of Restorative Justice Over the past 30 years, restorative justice spread fast across the world occupying scholarly and policy debates principally within the criminal justice arena. Its proponents see it as a "reincarnation" of an old justice notion that puts conflicts into the hands of their parties (Gavrielides, 20 11 b). In its modem version, restorative justice appears principally in the form of (direct or indirect) mediation, family group conferencing, circles, and restorative boards (Bazemore & Walgrave, 1998; Crawford & Newburn, 2003; Gavrielides, 2007; Johnstone & van Ness, 2011).