Victims of crime and community justice
By: Brian Williams.
Edition: 1st American paperback ed.
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781843101956
Subjects: Victims of crimes -- Government policy -- Great Britain; Restorative justice -- Great Britain; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
Description: Can a victim's experience really be improved purely by diminishing the rights of offenders and increasing penalties for offending? Dr Williams lays bare the assumptions about victims and offenders that currently restrict efficient policy-making.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Community justice and its implications for victims; title: Restorative justice and its implications for victims; title: Improving the position of victims of crime; title: Real improvements for victims of crime.