Restorative Justice and Civil Society

This 2001 collection looks at the restorative justice movement and the relationship between restorative justice and civil society.

Heather Strang (Edited by), John Braithwaite (Edited by)

9780521000536, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 2 May 2001

264 pages, 2 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.3 x 1.8 cm, 0.378 kg

'The issues addressed in Restorative Justice and Civil Society go to the heart of how we think ab out crime, justice, the citizen and the state … a thought-provoking collection of essays.' Irish Jurist

Advocates of restorative justice question the state's ability to deliver satisfactory justice to the community, both in criminal and other cases. This collaborative 2001 volume looks at the burgeoning restorative justice movement and considers the relationship between restorative justice and civil society, examining debates and exploring ideas about who should 'control' restorative justice, the state or civil society. A diverse range of chapters, written by leaders in the field, engage with different aspects of restorative justice. Genuinely international, the book addresses aspects of civil society including schools, families, churches and private workplaces, the women's movement, victims of crime and indigenous groups. It also considers broader issues such as democracy, human rights, access and equity. A dynamic and provocative volume, this book attempts to bring the ideals of restorative justice to life so that victims, offenders, their families and communities have more of a say in the justice process.

1. Introduction: restorative justice and civil society John Braithwaite and Heather Strang
2. Transforming security: a South African experiment Clifford Shearing
3. Two Protestant ethics and the spirit of restoration Lawrence Sherman
4. The force of community George Pavlich
5. The crime victim movement as a force in civil society Heather Strang
6. Reparations and restorative justice: responding to the gross violation of human rights Chris Cunneen
7. Restorative justice and civil society in Melanesia: the case of Papua New Guinea Sinclair Dinnen
8. Restorative justice in everyday life: beyond the formal ritual Ted Wachtel and Paul McCold
9. Community conferencing as a special case of conflict transformation John McDonald and David Moore
10. Restorative justice and the need for restorative environments in bureaucracies and corporations James Ritchie and Terry O'Connell
11. 'If your only tool is a hammer, all your problems will look like nails' Sir Charles Pollard
12. Restorative justice and school discipline: mutually exclusive? Lisa Cameron and Margaret Thorsborne
13. The school system: developing its capacity in the regulation of civil society Brenda Morrison
14. Security and justice for all David Bayley.

Subject Areas: Crime & criminology [JKV]