Summary
This paper develops a conceptual framework for restorative justice in order to understand what practices meet the demands of a restorative model. The framework articulates a definition of restorative justice, examines its relationship to other prevailing conceptions of justice, and identifies the constitutive elements necessary for restorative justice practice.
Contents
Introduction. -- 1. Historical overview. -- 1.1. Justice in history. -- 1.2. Contemporary restorative ideas. -- 1.3. Origins of restorative justice. -- 2. A theory of restorative justice. -- 2.1. A question of justice. -- 2.2. Defining restorative justice. -- 2.3. Restorative justice: a theory of justice. -- 2.3.1. Restitution. -- 2.3.2. Corrective justice. -- 2.3.3. Retributive justice. -- 2.3.4. Restorative justice. -- 3. Theory in practice. -- 3.1. Victims/sufferers of wrong. -- 3.2. Wrongdoers. -- 3.3. Community. -- 3.4. Restorative process. -- 3.5. Elements of restorative justice practice. -- 3.5.1. Encounter. -- 3.5.2. Rights protection: addressing power imbalances. -- 3.5.3. Outcome. -- 3.5.4. Evaluation. -- 3.6. Summary. -- 4. The limits of restorative justice: promise, possibility and problems. -- 4.1. Scope of restorative justice. -- 4.2. Challenges for restorative justice. -- 4.2.1. Is restoration possible where one or more parties is absent? -- 4.2.2. Deterrence, social protection, and the limits of a purely restorative system. -- 4.3. Whose idea of restoration? -- 5. Current programs. -- 6. Agents of restorative justice. -- 6.1. Restorative justice within a dual system. -- 6.2. State and community as agents of restorative justice. -- 6.3. Developing restorative processes. -- 7. Conclusion: the road to restorative justice: getting from here to there.