ABSTRACT
This up-to-date resource on restorative justice theory and practice is the literature’s most comprehensive and authoritative review of original research in new and contested areas.
Bringing together contributors from across a range of jurisdictions, disciplines and legal traditions, this edited collection provides a concise, but critical review of existing theory and practice in restorative justice. Authors identify key developments, theoretical arguments and new empirical evidence, evaluating their merits and demerits, before turning the reader’s attention to further concerns informing and improving the future of restorative justice. Divided into four parts, the Handbook includes papers written by leading scholars on new theory, empirical evidence of implementation, critiques and the future of restorative justice.
This companion is essential reading for scholars of restorative justice, criminology, social theory, psychology, law, human rights and criminal justice, as well as researchers, policymakers, practitioners and campaigners from around the world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|98 pages
Restorative justice theory
chapter 2|11 pages
Pushing the theoretical boundaries of restorative justice
chapter 5|14 pages
Returning to indigenous traditions of peacemaking, peacebuilding, and peacekeeping
chapter 6|17 pages
Finding a normative place for a recast restorative principle of peacemaking
part II|194 pages
Restorative justice practice
chapter 8|22 pages
Victims and offenders’ perceptions and experiences of restorative justice
chapter 11|18 pages
Complex cases of restorative justice after serious crime
chapter 13|18 pages
Restorative justice and gender differences in intimate partner violence
chapter 14|13 pages
Evaluating the success of restorative justice conferencing
chapter 17|17 pages
Restorative justice in universities
chapter 18|15 pages
Restorative justice re-entry planning for the imprisoned
chapter 19|18 pages
Architecture and restorative justice
part III|95 pages
Thinking critically about restorative justice
chapter 20|14 pages
Restorative justice in Chinese communities
chapter 21|14 pages
Is changing lenses possible?
chapter 24|18 pages
Does restorative justice reduce recidivism?
part IV|95 pages
The future of restorative justice