Restorative justice has made significant progress in recent years and now plays an increasingly important role in the criminal justice systems of a number of countries in different parts of the world. In many cases, however, the successes and failures, the strengths and weaknesses, have not been evaluated sufficiently, systematically, and comprehensively. It has been difficult to gain an accurate picture of the implementation of restorative justice and the lessons to be drawn from this. This book addresses this need, ...
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Restorative justice has made significant progress in recent years and now plays an increasingly important role in the criminal justice systems of a number of countries in different parts of the world. In many cases, however, the successes and failures, the strengths and weaknesses, have not been evaluated sufficiently, systematically, and comprehensively. It has been difficult to gain an accurate picture of the implementation of restorative justice and the lessons to be drawn from this. This book addresses this need, analyzing the results of the implementation of three restorative justice schemes in England and Wales, in the largest and most complete trial of restorative justice with adult offenders worldwide. It brings out the practicalities of setting up and running restorative justice schemes, the costs of doing so, and the key professional and ethical issues involved. At the same time, the book situates these findings within the growing international academic and policy debates abo
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