Restorative Justice
Subtitle: Ideals and Realities (International and Comparative Criminal Justice)
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co; Ashgate
Published: December 31, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780754670322
Subjects: English legal system; Penology & punishment; Judicial Power; Law; Philosophy; Punishment; Reparation (Criminal justice); Restorative justice
Description: "Providing a critical perspective on the aspirations of advocates of restorative justice and the direction in which restorative justice is developing, this book offers an empirically researched contribution to theoretical debates. Drawing on qualitative research, the book examines the significant gaps that exist between the ideals of proponents of restorative justice and the objectives being pursued in practice. The work also suggests possible ways forward for the restorative justice movement and the development of practices with a coherent set of restorative justice ideals."--BOOK JACKET.