Description
Restorative justice was brought back into the modern world of policy, research and practice in response to a growing disappointment from our criminal justice systems especially in relation to how it treats vulnerable groups such as those experiencing discrimination due to their race, gender, age etc. Therefore, it is surprising why equality hasn’t featured more prominently in the restorative justice discourse. This is what the Editor calls the ‘paradox of restorative justice’, and the battle field where the future of restorative justice will be fought.
This edited collection of papers written by leading equality and restorative justice scholars aims to bring to the restorative justice debate a new dimension that is yet to be explored in its own right. This refers to issues surrounding equality and restorative justice both at the normative and empirical levels. Through an evidence-based approach, case studies from around the world are presented to develop a narrative and a practical tool for considering equality matters when applying or thinking about restorative justice. Particular emphasis was given on gender and domestic violence, Indigenous peoples, gender equality and prisoners.
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Table of Contents
Preface
John Braithwaite, Australian National University (Australia)
Introductions & Acknowledgements
Theo Gavrielides
Comparing indigenous to current frameworks of restorative justice and rights
Pat Lauderdale, Faculty of Justice and Social Inquiry, Arizona State University (USA)
Annamarie Oliverio, Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University, Founder and Director of the Social Research Institute (USA)
Partnership Violence and Restorative Justice: Lessons from Austria
Christa Pelikan, Institut für Rechts- und Kriminalsoziologie – Institute for Sociology of Law and Criminology (Austria)
Violence against women and Restorative Justice: Comparative Lessons from the UK and Greece
Theo Gavrielides
Vaso Artinopoulou, Professor of Criminology and former Vice-Rector, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Greece)
Restorative justice and the right to move on from the stigma of a criminal conviction
Rod Earle, Lecturer in Youth Justice Dept. of Health and Social Care, The Open University, (UK)
Alison Wakefield, Senior Lecturer, Director, Security Institute, Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth (UK)
Young females in custody and restorative justice: Lessons from Greece
Vaso Artinopoulou
Talks behind the walls: restorative encounters in prison settings
Borbala Fellegi, Executive Director Foresee Research Group (Hungary)
Dóra Szegő, Researcher Foresee Research Group (Hungary).
