Working With Offenders
Restorative Justice: An Overview
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Restorative Justice is a problem-solving approach to crime, which involves the parties themselves and the community in general. It is not a particular practice, but a set of principles, which introduces the general practice of any agency or group in relation to crime.
This report gives an outline of restorative justice. It explains what it is, what it is used for, and how.
Contents include
how did the idea of Restorative Justice arise?
relationship of Restorative Justice to legal justice
limitations of Restorative Justice
examples of Restorative Justice practice
research on Restorative Justice practice
major issues in the development of Restorative Justice
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Last update: Thursday, August 28, 2008