Understanding victims and restorative justice /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dignan, James
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Maidenhead, England : Open University Press, 2005.
Colección:Crime and justice.
Temas:
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Victims of crimes.
Restorative justice.
Crime Victims
Justice réparatrice.
Victimes d'actes criminels.
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.
Computer network resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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