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Tim Newell brings his considerable experience as a prison governor
and his Quaker insights to bear on the future for criminal justice.
Forgiving Justice combines uplifting stories of what is possible,
with a rigorous analysis of the basis for criminal justice reform
and an understanding of our view of those who offend. This revised
edition includes the experience of the Circles of Support and
Accountability project in Britain since the book was first
published. Do we simply forget offenders behind the prison gates,
or can we take this opportunity to reaffirm our belief in the worth
of everybody? With the rich tradition of Quaker work on prison
reform to guide us, we hope you too will be inspired to take a
fresh look at what the processes of repentance and forgiveness
could mean to a community-wide approach in which we all play a
part. This book includes ideas for both study and action, for
individuals or groups who wish to take the issues further.
Leading edge information and ideas from two of the UK's most
respected practitioners and authorities. A handbook for people who
want to make a difference when working with prisoners. It suggests
the tools for this and offers guidance - and is wholly up to speed
with what is happening in UK prisons. * Essential reading for every
RJ practitioner and student * One of the most important penal
reform books for years - Part of a major initiative across UK
prisons * Designed to be used in conjunction with the free toolkits
available for download from www.WatersidePress.co.uk/RJTools
Restorative Justice in Prisons was launched at Brixton Prison in
2006. Prison as an institution is sometimes taken to represent the
opposite of restorative justice. The culture of prisons includes
coercion, highly structured and controlled regimes, banishment
achieved through physical separation, and blame and punishment -
whereas restorative justice values empowerment, voluntarism,
respect, and treating people as individuals. Recent developments in
some prisons demonstrate a far more welcoming environment for
restorative work. Examples such as reaching out to victims of
crime, providing prisoners with a range of opportunities to make
amends and experimenting with mediation in response to conflicts
within prisons show that it is possible to implement restorative
justice principles in everyday prison activities. Guided by
restorative justice, prisons can become places of healing and
personal transformation, serving the community as well as those
directly affected by crime: victims and offenders. This new book
advocates the further expansion of restorative justice in prisons.
Building on a widespread interest in the concept and its potential,
the authors have produced a guide to enable prisons and the
practitioners who work in and with them to translate the theory
into action. Reviews 'This book is evidence that restorative
approaches have much to offer the prison services in seeking to
make their operations effective in meeting prisoner and public
needs ...It successfully translates theory into practice and
provides a model for organisational and cultural change in
prisons': International Review of Victimology 'What strikes you as
you read through this text is the sheer simplicity with which Edgar
and Newell have captured the changes that are so apparently needed
in the prison system today': Andy Bain, Institute of Criminal
Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth
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