Restorative justice : theoretical foundations / / edited by Elmar G.M. Weitekamp and Hans-Jurgen Kerner

• Pubblicazione: Cullompton, : Willan Pub., 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (373 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.601
• Soggetto topico: Criminal justice, Administration of; Restorative justice
• Altri autori: KernerHans-Jurgen WeitekampElmar G. M
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Preface; 1 The shape of things to come: a framework for thinking about a restorative justice system; 2 Journey to belonging; 3 Restorative justice and the politics of decolonization; 4 Justified criticism, misunderstanding, or important steps on the road to acceptance?; 5 From community to dominion: in search of social values for restorative justice; 6 Deconstructing restoration: the promise of restorative justice; 7 Restorative justice theory validation ; 8 Restorative justice and the future of diversion and informal social control9 Restorative conferencing for juveniles in the United States: prevalence, process, and practice; 10 Restorative justice for children: in need of procedural safeguards and standards; 11 From the 'sword' to dialogue: towards a 'dialectic' basis for penal mediation; 12 Punishment, guilt, and spirit in restorative justice: an essay in legal and religious anthropology; 13 The role of shame, guilt, and remorse in restorative justice processes for young people ; 14 Peacemaking and community harmony: lessons (and admonitions) from the Navajo peacemaking courts15 From philosophical abstraction to restorative action, from senseless retribution to meaningful restitution: just deserts and restorative justice revisited; 16 Restorative Justice: present prospects and future directions; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book brings together a selection of papers originally presented and discussed at the fourth international restorative justice conference, held at the University of Tübingen. The contributors include many of the leading authorities in the field of restorative justice, and they provide a comprehensive review of the theoretical foundations underlying this rapidly expanding movement. Restorative Justice: Theoretical foundations addresses a wide range of fundamental questions about restorative justice,considering amongst other things ways in which conceptual pitfalls can be avoided, and how traditional models of peacemaking and healing developed in traditional societies can be integrated into the justice systems of late modern societies. Overall it provides an authoritative overview of contemporary thinking about restorative justice and will be essential reading for anybody concerned with the future direction of criminal justice and criminal justice systems. leading world authorities address the theoretical foundations of restorative justicea rapidly expanding area within criminal justiceincludes chapters on restorative justice as applied to corporate crime, family violence and cases of extreme violence
• Titolo autorizzato: Restorative justice
• ISBN: 1-135-99958-9; 1-135-99951-1; 1-282-07729-5; 9786612077296; 1-84392-483-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974920303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II