Understanding victims and restorative justice

Understanding victims and restorative justice / James Dignan.

This new book examines the origins of and the relationship between the rise of the "victim movement" and the emergence of "restorative justice." It assesses their strengths and weaknesses in meeting the needs of victims as part of the overall response to crime. It is for students...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dignan, James
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Maidenhead, England : Open University Press, 2005.
Series:Crime and justice.
Subjects:
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Victims of crimes.
Restorative justice.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Criminal justice, Administration of
Restorative justice
Victims of crimes
Victimologie.
Slachtoffers.
Strafrechtspleging.
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Victims, victimization and victimology
  • 2. Victim-focused policymaking : the 'welfare approach'
  • 3. Victims and the criminal justice system
  • 4. Restorative justice and what it might mean for victims
  • 5. Evaluating restorative justice from a victim perspective : empirical evidence
  • 6. Assessing restorative justice : the broader pictures.

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