Understanding victims and restorative justice / James Dignan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dignan, James.

Series:

Crime and justice.

Crime and justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Victims of crimes.

Restorative justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead, England : Open University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Two of the principal and most influential developments within criminal justice policy - taking in a variety of common law jurisdictions during the past thirty years - have been the rise of the `victim movement¿ and the emergence of a distinctive set of practices that have become associated with the term `restorative justice¿. Understanding Victims and Restorative Justice examines the origins of and the relationship between these two sets of developments, and seeks to assess their strengths and weaknesses in meeting the needs of victims as part of the overall response to crime. Written in a liv

Contents:

Introduction

1. Victims, victimization and victimology

2. Victim-focused policymaking : the 'welfare approach'

3. Victims and the criminal justice system

4. Restorative justice and what it might mean for victims

5. Evaluating restorative justice from a victim perspective : empirical evidence

6. Assessing restorative justice : the broader pictures.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-95129-X

0-335-22485-7

OCLC:

567976090