Restorative Justice in Context
Subtitle: International Practice and Directions
Contributors: Elmar Weitekamp (Editor); Hans-Jurgen Kerner (Editor); International Conference on Restorative (Editor)
Publisher: Not Avail
Published: June 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781903240731
Subjects: Law; Penology & punishment; Congresses; International; Restorative justice
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.