This article reviews the now extensive literature on the varied arenas in which restorative
justice is theorized and practiced—criminal violations, community ruptures and disputes …

In Kumaon in northern India, villagers set hundreds of forest fires in the early 1920s,
protesting the colonial British state's regulations to protect the environment. Yet by the …

For informal justice to be restorative justice, it has to be about restoring victims, restoring
offenders, and restoring communities as a result of participation of a plurality of …

Restorative justice is the policy of eschewing traditional punishments in favour of group
counselling involving both victims and perpetrators. Until now there has been no critical …

An eye for an eye, the balance of the scales–for centuries, these and other traditional
concepts exemplified the public's perception of justice. Today, popular culture, including …

Handbook of Restorative Justice is a collection of original, cutting-edge essays that offer an
insightful and critical assessment of the theory, principles and practices of restorative justice …

New Zealand is sometimes presented as having endorsed restorative justice to a greater
extent than other jurisdictions. There is certainly considerable support for restorative justice …

The legitimacy and performance of the traditional criminal justice system is the subject of
intense scrutiny as the world economic crisis continues to put pressure on governments to …

The virtues claimed for restorative justice include its emotional engagement with crime and
the opportunities afforded to participants by its discursive character. Yet these issues are …

This chapter explores the implication of shifts in the way in which security and justice are
being conceived. It argues that the emergence of a logic of risk is refiguring the way in which …