Doing justice better : the politics of restorative justice / David J. Cornwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cornwell, David J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Restorative justice.

Criminals--Rehabilitation.

Criminals.

Reparation (Criminal justice).

Physical Description:

210 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

WInchester, UK : Waterside Press ; Portland, Or. : North American distributor, ISBS, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An uncompromising appraisal of the unique penal crisis affecting Britain and other Western-style democracies. Escalating resort to prisons, longer sentences, overcrowded and ineffective regimes, high rates of re-offending and eclectic penal policy all combine to fuel this crisis, whilst failing to reduce offending. In this new book, David J Cornwell, author of the acclaimed Criminal Punishment and Restorative Justice (ISBN 9781904380207), argues that the symptoms of this penal malaise are grounded in media sensationalism of crime and the need of politicians and their advisers to retain electoral credibility. Change is long overdue, but it requires a fresh, contemporary penology based on Restorative Justice. The book challenges the status quo, asks 'different questions' and places victims of crime at the centre of the criminal justice process.

Contents:

Cover

Acknowledgements

Contents

Dedication

Preface

Foreword

Introduction

1. The Politics of Restorative Justice, Critique, Analysis and the Basis of the Discussion

2. Making Justice Restorative: the Need for a New Penology

3. Victims' Voices: The Place of Victims in a Restorative Justice Setting

4. Penal Politics, Reparation and Restoration: Towards a Pragmatic Position

5. Making Prisons Reparative and Restorative: Designing for Outcomes in Custodial Corrections

6. Community Justice: The Potential for Expanding Non-custodial Corrections

7. Doing Justice Better: Making Restorative Justice Work

POSTSCRIPT

Bibliography

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-203) and index.

ISBN:

9786611124434

9781281124432

1281124435

9781906534110

190653411X

OCLC:

923509081