Restorative Justice for Juveniles

Download or read book Restorative Justice for Juveniles written by Allison Morris and published by Hart Publishing. This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors describe recent developments in restorative justice with respect to young offenders, looking at programs in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, South Africa, and the US. They present and explain findings on conferencing, victim-offender mediation, and circles, the three most common restorative justice formats, and discuss issues for the future of restorative justice. A major theme discussed is the potential, through restorative justice, for indigenous communities to have an impact on conventional criminal justice processes. The editors are affiliated with the Institute of Criminology at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Distributed by ISBS. c. Book News Inc.