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This new book aims to explore the key issues and debates
surrounding the question of the incorporation and
institutionalisation of restorative justice within existing penal
and criminal justice systems, an increasingly pressing issue given
the rapid spread of restorative justice worldwide at both national
and international levels. In doing so it aims to build bridges
between those concerned with the practical institutionalisation of
restorative justice on the one hand, and those engaged in more
theoretical aspects of penal development and analysis on the other.
It offers conceptual tools and a theoretical framework to help make
sense of these developments, reflecting expertise drawn from
analysis of developments in Europe, North America and Australasia.
The intercultural contexts and new configurations in Europe offer
fertile ground for social conflict, tensions and threat. This book
challenges predominant and fear inducing approaches of justice and
security as they appear in intercultural contexts, and develops
alternative understandings by exploring both theoretically and
empirically the potential of dialogic and restorative justice
oriented actions in sensitive areas of living together. The book
offers unique opportunities for rethinking frames of (in)justice,
(in)security, and their intersections, and for reshaping European
practices and policies in a more sustainable way. This book is
based on an innovative and exploratory action research project in
four European countries, which challenges the obsessive focus on
security concerns, the merging of the security discourse with
intercultural contexts, and the emphasis on technology and
surveillance as a way to conceive the doing of security. Both the
project and the book offer another vision on what security means
and how it can be done, by multiplying participatory encounters
between different groups in society, promoting opportunities for
deliberations and dialogue about alternative forms of conviviality.
The book is one of two volumes resulting from the work by a group
of researchers in six European countries having cooperated
intensively during four years in ALTERNATIVE, an action research
project funded under the EU Seventh Framework Programme.
To understand how people experience justice and security is a
challenging task in times of unrest, marked by growing perceptions
of insecurity, discrimination and uncertainty. The European project
ALTERNATIVE aimed to understand justice and security experiences
related to conflicts in intercultural settings, when citizens are
given the means to actively contribute to these processes. This
book relates how the project was set up as an action research
through the concrete description of four action sites: social
housing estates in Vienna, Austria; a small community in Hungary
with a Roma population; three border towns in Serbia; and three
communities in Northern Ireland. These four sites have been
compared through an innovative methodology, which leads to a deeper
understanding of the impact of participatory and restorative
justice oriented processes, and - in a more general way - of what
action research may entail in the criminological field. Bringing
together researchers and case studies from around Europe, this book
examines the scientific potential of action research as a
methodology in criminal justice settings. This book is one of two
volumes resulting from the work by a group of researchers in six
European countries having cooperated intensively during four years
in ALTERNATIVE, an action research project funded under the EU
Seventh Framework Programme.
Restorative justice aims to address the consequences of crime by
encouraging victims and offenders to communicate and discuss the
harm caused by the crime that has been committed. In the majority
of cases, restorative justice is facilitated by direct and indirect
dialogue between victims and offenders, but it also includes
support networks and sometimes involves professionals such as
police, lawyers, social workers or prosecutors and judges. In
theory, the victim is a core participant in restorative justice and
the restoration of the harm is a first concern. In practice,
questions arise as to whether the victim is actively involved in
the process, what restoration may entail, whether there is a risk
of secondary victimisation and whether the victim is truly at the
heart of the restorative response, or whether the offender remains
the focal point of attention. Using a combination of victimological
literature and empirical data from a European research project,
this book considers the role and the position of the victim in
restorative justice practices, focusing on legislative,
organisational and institutional frameworks of victim-offender
mediation and conferencing programmes at a national and local
level, as well as the victims' personal needs and experiences. The
findings are essential reading for academics and students engaged
in the study of justice, victimology and law. The publication will
also be valuable to policymakers and professionals such as social
workers, lawyers and mediators.
Restorative justice aims to address the consequences of crime by
encouraging victims and offenders to communicate and discuss the
harm caused by the crime that has been committed. In the majority
of cases, restorative justice is facilitated by direct and indirect
dialogue between victims and offenders, but it also includes
support networks and sometimes involves professionals such as
police, lawyers, social workers or prosecutors and judges. In
theory, the victim is a core participant in restorative justice and
the restoration of the harm is a first concern. In practice,
questions arise as to whether the victim is actively involved in
the process, what restoration may entail, whether there is a risk
of secondary victimisation and whether the victim is truly at the
heart of the restorative response, or whether the offender remains
the focal point of attention. Using a combination of victimological
literature and empirical data from a European research project,
this book considers the role and the position of the victim in
restorative justice practices, focusing on legislative,
organisational and institutional frameworks of victim-offender
mediation and conferencing programmes at a national and local
level, as well as the victims' personal needs and experiences. The
findings are essential reading for academics and students engaged
in the study of justice, victimology and law. The publication will
also be valuable to policymakers and professionals such as social
workers, lawyers and mediators.
The intercultural contexts and new configurations in Europe offer
fertile ground for social conflict, tensions and threat. This book
challenges predominant and fear inducing approaches of justice and
security as they appear in intercultural contexts, and develops
alternative understandings by exploring both theoretically and
empirically the potential of dialogic and restorative justice
oriented actions in sensitive areas of living together. The book
offers unique opportunities for rethinking frames of (in)justice,
(in)security, and their intersections, and for reshaping European
practices and policies in a more sustainable way. This book is
based on an innovative and exploratory action research project in
four European countries, which challenges the obsessive focus on
security concerns, the merging of the security discourse with
intercultural contexts, and the emphasis on technology and
surveillance as a way to conceive the doing of security. Both the
project and the book offer another vision on what security means
and how it can be done, by multiplying participatory encounters
between different groups in society, promoting opportunities for
deliberations and dialogue about alternative forms of conviviality.
The book is one of two volumes resulting from the work by a group
of researchers in six European countries having cooperated
intensively during four years in ALTERNATIVE, an action research
project funded under the EU Seventh Framework Programme.
To understand how people experience justice and security is a
challenging task in times of unrest, marked by growing perceptions
of insecurity, discrimination and uncertainty. The European project
ALTERNATIVE aimed to understand justice and security experiences
related to conflicts in intercultural settings, when citizens are
given the means to actively contribute to these processes. This
book relates how the project was set up as an action research
through the concrete description of four action sites: social
housing estates in Vienna, Austria; a small community in Hungary
with a Roma population; three border towns in Serbia; and three
communities in Northern Ireland. These four sites have been
compared through an innovative methodology, which leads to a deeper
understanding of the impact of participatory and restorative
justice oriented processes, and - in a more general way - of what
action research may entail in the criminological field. Bringing
together researchers and case studies from around Europe, this book
examines the scientific potential of action research as a
methodology in criminal justice settings. This book is one of two
volumes resulting from the work by a group of researchers in six
European countries having cooperated intensively during four years
in ALTERNATIVE, an action research project funded under the EU
Seventh Framework Programme.
This book provides a comparative analysis of the potential of
restorative justice approaches to dealing with mass victimization
in the context of large-scale violent conflicts focusing on case
studies from Kosovo, Israel-Palestine and Congo, incorporating
contributions from leading authorities in these areas. One of the
main objectives of the book is to examine if, how and to what
extent restorative justice is applicable in various different
cultural, social and historical contexts, and what common themes
can be identified within the different regions under analysis. The
book will also provide a critical analysis of the UN Basic
Principles on the use of restorative justice programmes in criminal
matters as applied to the context of large scale violence.
Theories and practices of justice do not meet the socio-political
challenges of our times. For those theorists attempting to develop
an alternative to the criminal justice system, restorative justice
has provided an alternative horizon. The restorative justice
approach involves meeting people, understanding and recognising
their vulnerability through participatory and deliberative forums
and practices. The aim of this collection is to bridge the distance
between restorative justice and the critical theory tradition. It,
on the one hand, takes into account the limits of restorative
justice as they have been articulated, or can be articulated
through critical social theory, and on the other hand emphasises
the ground-breaking potential that restorative justice can bring to
this tradition as a way to address crimes, conflicts and
injustices, and to pursue justice.
Theories and practices of justice do not meet the socio-political
challenges of our times. For those theorists attempting to develop
an alternative to the criminal justice system, restorative justice
has provided an alternative horizon. The restorative justice
approach involves meeting people, understanding and recognising
their vulnerability through participatory and deliberative forums
and practices. The aim of this collection is to bridge the distance
between restorative justice and the critical theory tradition. It,
on the one hand, takes into account the limits of restorative
justice as they have been articulated, or can be articulated
through critical social theory, and on the other hand emphasises
the ground-breaking potential that restorative justice can bring to
this tradition as a way to address crimes, conflicts and
injustices, and to pursue justice.
This book provides a comparative analysis of the potential of
restorative justice approaches to dealing with mass victimization
in the context of large-scale violent conflicts focusing on case
studies from Kosovo, Israel-Palestine and Congo, incorporating
contributions from leading authorities in these areas. One of the
main objectives of the book is to examine if, how and to what
extent restorative justice is applicable in various different
cultural, social and historical contexts, and what common themes
can be identified within the different regions under analysis. The
book will also provide a critical analysis of the UN Basic
Principles on the use of restorative justice programmes in criminal
matters as applied to the context of large scale violence.
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