Publication

2002 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

78,500 words, Guess

Page Count

314 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC364
  • LCCHV8688 .B73 2002
  • LCCHV8688.B73 2002

Alternate Titles

  • Restorative justice and responsive regulation

Description

Braithwaite's argument against punitive justice systems and for restorative justice systems establishes that there are good theoretical and empirical grounds for anticipating that well designed restorative justice processes will restore victims, offenders, and communities better thanexisting criminal justice practices. Counterintuitively, he also shows that a restorative justice system may deter, incapacitate, and rehabilitate more effectively than a punitive system. This is particularly true when the restorative justice system is embedded in a responsive regulatoryframework that opts for deterrence only after restoration repeatedly fails, and incapacitation only after escalated deterrence fails...

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Studies in crime and public policy

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Other Editions

  • Restorative justice & responsive regulationOxford University Press2002-01-01

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