| Repair or Revenge: Victims and Restorative Justice Contributor(s): Strang, Heather (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199251649 ISBN-13: 9780199251643 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $137.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: Restorative justice has become the emerging social movement for reform in the criminal justice system over the past decade. It refers to a range of informal justice practices designed to require offenders to take responsibility for their wrong-doing and to meet the needs of affected victims and communities. This book, based on empirical research findings, investigates whether restorative justice can offer victims of crime more than the formal court-based justice system. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Law | Criminal Law - General - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 364.68 |
| LCCN: 2002042506 |
| Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.42" W x 8.6" (1.08 lbs) 318 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Restorative justice has become the emerging social movement for reform in the criminal justice system over the past decade. It refers to a range of informal justice practices designed to require offenders to take responsibility for their wrong-doing and to meet the needs of affected victims and communities. This book, based on empirical research findings, investigates whether restorative justice can offer victims of crime more than the formal court-based justice system. |