Juvenile Justice Reform and Restorative Justice : Building Theory and Policy from Practice.

Bazemore, Gordon and Schiff, Mara

ISBN 10: 1843920956 / ISBN 13: 9781843920953

Published by Willan Publishing, Cullompton, 2005

24 cm. XIV, 386 pages. Seller Inventory # 35717

Synopsis:

This book, based on a large-scale research project funded by the National Institute of Justice and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides an overview of the restorative justice conferencing programs currently in operation in the United States, paying particular attention to the qualitative dimensions of this, based on interviews, focus groups and ethnographic observation. It provides an unrivalled view of restorative justice conferencing in practice, and what the people involved felt and thought about it.

The book looks at four structural variations in the face-to-face form of restorative decision making: family group conferences, victim-offender mediation/dialogue, neighborhood accountability boards, peacemaking circles. The authors address two issues that have received limited research emphasis in restorative justice: the lack of clear and consistent standards, and the absence of testable theories of intervention that reflect what has become a rather diverse practice. In response the authors conclude with a proposed structure for principle-based evaluation designed to test emerging theories of restorative decision making.

About the Author:

Gordon Bazemore is Professor of Criminology, and Chair of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, at Florida Atlantic University.

Mara Schiff is Associate Professor of Criminology at Florida Atlantic University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Juvenile Justice Reform and Restorative ...
Publisher: Willan Publishing, Cullompton
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: hard cover
Condition: Fine, near new condition
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st edition.