Restorative Justice: Adults and Emerging Practice - Couverture rigide

Bolitho, Jane; Bruce, Jasmine; Mason, Gail

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1742102891 ISBN 13 : 9781742102894

Editeur : Federation Press, 2012

Synopsis

Current experimentations with approaches to restorative justice for adult offenders represents a compelling new direction in the criminal justice system. This book examines the values and challenges of restorative justice for adult offenders, victims and communities. The discussion is situated within current debate, available research, and the international literature. In canvassing the structure, content, and delivery of key Australian and New Zealand restorative justice programs for adult offenders, the distinguished authors offer critical analysis of the emergence and impact of program developements for practitioners and professionals.

This collection brings together stimulating and informed articles by experienced practitioners, leading academics and new researchers in the field. It also offers valuable insights into emerging restorative justice practice for adult offenders and provides a real alternative to the adversarial justice system.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jane Bolitho is a Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales. Past work has investigated the practice of youth justice conferencing; current research concerns restorative justice for adult offenders convicted of serious crime. She teaches restorative justice to both undergraduate and postgraduate students at the university. Dr Jasmine Bruce is a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales. Her research is about the work of facilitators in restorative justice processes, such as conferencing, in relation to minor and serious crime, and in the context of juvenile and adult criminal justice settings. Gail Mason is Associate Professor in the Sydney Law School and Co- Director of the Institute of Criminology. Her research interests centre on crime, social justice and exclusion, particularly hate crime and its governance under law. She is currently leading an international comparison of regulatory responses, including restorative justice, to hate crime.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Federation Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1742102891
• ISBN 13: 9781742102894
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible