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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454849003321

Titolo

Restorative justice and the law / / edited by Lode Walgrave

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cullompton ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Willan, , 2002

ISBN

1-135-99895-7

1-282-07727-9

9786612077272

1-84392-481-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WalgraveL

Disciplina

340.115

364.601

Soggetti

Restorative justice

Criminal justice, Administration of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-238) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Towards an ethics of restorative justice; 2 Victimalization and restorative justice: moral backgrounds and political consequences; 3 The quest for a restorative model of rehabilitation: theory-for-practice and practice-for-theory; 4 Restoration and the family: a pedagogical point of view; 5 Restorative punishment and punitive restoration; 6 The state, community and restorative justice: heresy, nostalgia and butterfly collecting; 7 Creating restorative systems

8 In search of restorative jurisprudence9 Restorative justice and the law: the case for an integrated, systemic approach; 10 Restorative justice and the law: socio-ethical and juridical foundations for a systemic approach; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Restorative justice has developed rapidly from being a barely known term to occupying a central role in debates on the future of criminal justice. But as it has become part of the mainstream of debate, so new tensions and issues have emerged. One of the most crucial issues is to find an appropriate combination of restorative justice, based essentially



on informal deliberation, and the law. The purpose of this book is to analyse the several dimensions to this issue. It explores the social and ethical foundations of restorative justice, seeks to position it in relation to both rehabilitation and