Restorative justice : from theory to practice / edited by Holly Ventura Miller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miller, Holly Ventura.

Series:

Sociology of crime, law and deviance ; v. 11.

Sociology of crime, law and deviance, 1521-6136 ; v. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Restorative justice.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bingley : Emerald JAI, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance" is an annual series of volumes that publishes scholarly work in criminology and criminal justice studies, sociology of law, and the sociology of deviance. Each volume revolves around one central theme in any of these areas, broadly defined. Showcasing a diversity of methodological approaches, work published in the series includes theoretical contributions, critical reviews of literature, empirical research, and methodological innovations.

Contents:

Restorative Justice: from Theory to Practice; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; The Current Volume; References; Part I: Current Contexts in Restorative Justice; Seeking justice in the 21st century: Towards an intersectional politics of justice; Setting the political context; The personal context; Race and gender politics of justice; Inequalities of crime, social divisions, and justice; Indigenous justice and restorative justice; Sites of contestation; Intersectional politics of justice; Notes; References

From war to peace: Informalism, restorative justice and conflict transformation in Northern IrelandIntroduction; 1. Informal justice in Northern Ireland: Background and context; 2. The political dynamics of punishment attacks in Northern Ireland; 3. Restorative justice as conflict transformation; 4. Conclusions; Notes; References; The Agendas of the restorative justice movement; Introduction; Agenda 1: Restorative processes and the social response to crime; Agenda 2: A new conception of crime and justice

Agenda 3: Promoting restorative justice processes and principles in a variety of settingsAgenda 4: Restorative justice and political reconciliation; Agenda 5: Transforming our societies and everyday lives; Conclusion; Notes; References; Crossing cultural boundaries: Implementing restorative justice in international and indigenous contexts; Resolved questions; Issues to be resolved; Accommodating cultural differences; The location of family group conference management; Statutory authority; Best practice issues; To what extent should communities be involved?; What about re-offending?

ConclusionNotes; References; Part II: Evaluating Restorative Programming; Evaluation of a restorative milieu: Restorative practices in context; Sample selection and mortality bias; Single shot intervention; Research setting; Methodology; Measures5; Procedures; Results; Conclusions; Notes; References; Faith-based mentoring and restorative justice: overlapping theoretical, empirical, and philosophical background; The Florida faith- and community-based delinquency treatment initiative; Theory and research on the effects of religiosity on delinquency

Theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of restorative justice and faith-based programsFaith- and community-based mentoring programs for juveniles; Concluding observations; References; Cases cited; Localizing restorative justice: An in-depth look at a denver public school program*; Introduction; Conceptualizing restorative justice; Incorporating restorative justice in schools; The Denver public school restorative justice program; Conclusion; Notes; References; Restorative justice and youth courts: a new approach to delinquency prevention; Background; Methodology; Findings; Conclusions

Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613682550

9781280771781

128077178X

9781849505598

1849505594

OCLC:

609843588