Restorative Justice in Context
Subtitle: International Practice and Directions
Contributors: Elmar Weitekamp (Editor); Hans-Jurgen Kerner (Editor); International Conference on Restorative (Editor)
Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK)
Published: March 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781903240847
Subjects: Law; Penology & punishment; Restorative justice; International; Sociology; Penology; Congresses
First sentence: Restorative justice first gained popularity with academics, researchers and criminal justice policy-makers, in part due to a general feeling that traditional, retributive systems of justice were failing victims, offenders and the community.