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Title Handbook on restorative justice programmes / [prepared by Yvon Dandurand and Curt T. Griffiths].

Publication Info. New York ; Vienna : United Nations : United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, 2006.

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Description 1 online resource (105 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Criminal justice handbook series
Criminal justice handbook series.
Note "The handbook was prepared for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) by Yvon Dandurand ... and Curt T. Griffiths ..."--Title page verso.
"United Nations publication sales no. E.06.V.15."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-95).
Contents Introduction -- 1. Restorative justice -- 1.1. Definitions of key concepts -- 1.2. Features of restorative justice programmes -- 1.3. Underlying assumptions -- 1.4. Process values and goals -- 1.5. Objectives -- 2. Use of restorative approaches -- 2.1. Main types of programmes -- 2.2. Variation in criminal justice programmes -- 2.3. Victim-offender mediation -- 2.4. Community and family group conferencing -- 2.5. Circle sentencing -- 2.6. Restorative programmes for juvenile offenders -- 2.7. Indigenous and customary justice forums -- 3. Principles and safeguards -- 3.1 Basic principles on the use of restorative justice programmes in criminal matters -- 3.2. Examples of guidelines and their contents -- 4. From principles to practice: implementing restorative justice programmes -- 4.1. Strategic approaches -- 4.2. Programme design and implementation -- 4.3. Addressing the need for legislation -- 4.4. Legislative provisions -- 4.5. Leadership, organization and programme structure -- 4.6. Securing the support of criminal justice agencies -- 4.7. Mobilizing the community -- 5. Dynamics of restorative justice interventions -- 5.1. Participants in the restorative justice process -- 5.2. Types of processes in restorative justice programmes -- 5.3. Cautions -- 5.4. Addressing potential pitfalls -- 6. Programme operation -- 6.1. Context for the successful operation of a programme -- 6.2. Use of police, prosecutorial and judicial discretion -- 6.3. Promoting appropriate referrals to a programme -- 6.4. Role of NGOs and civil society -- 6.5. Programme outcomes -- 6.6. Compliance monitoring -- 6.7. Programme support services -- 6.8. Community relations and relations with the media -- 7. Programme monitoring and evaluation -- 7.1. Need for programme monitoring and evaluation -- 7.2. Challenges in evaluating restorative justice programmes -- 7.3. Measuring the impact of programmes on recidivism -- 7.4. Evaluation results and evidence of emerging best practices -- Conclusion -- References and bibliographical resources -- Annexes -- Annex I. Useful web-based resources -- Annex II. United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Restorative Justice Programmes in Criminal Matters -- Annex III. Controversies and disagreements on the essential characteristics of a restorative justice programme.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Restorative justice.
Restorative justice.
Capital punishment.
Capital punishment.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Dandurand, Yvon.
Griffiths, Curt T. (Curt Taylor), 1948-
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Added Title Restorative justice programmes
Other Form: Print version: Handbook on restorative justice programmes. New York ; Vienna : United Nations : United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, 2006 9211337542 9789211337549 (OCoLC)81455567
ISBN 9781429455879 (electronic book)
142945587X (electronic book)