Restorative Justice Dialogue: An Essential Guide for by Mark, Dr., PhD Umbreit,Marilyn Peterson, Dr., PhD Armour

"Although Restorative Justice discussion isn't an extended textual content, it truly is a magnificent fulfillment. each one bankruptcy is wealthy in content material, as Umbreit and Armour combination conception, perform, empirical study, and case experiences to debate various themes from particular versions of restorative justice to the position of facilitators in restorative justice dialogue."

--PsycCRITIQUES

"Restorative Justice Dialogue provides a radical and finished rationalization and evaluation of the present nation of restorative justice within the world."

--Journal of Social paintings Values and Ethics

"[A]n evidence-based description of the historical past, practices, and way forward for restorative discussion that's trained through the values and ideas of legislation, social paintings, and spirituality. this can be a powerful achievement."

--Daniel W. Van NessPrison Fellowship overseas, Washington, DC

"I understand of no different e-book that gives this type of entire assessment of a few of the and rising restorative practices and the exceptional progress of this flow worldwide."

--David Karp, PhDSkidmore College

"The mix of 2 impressive and widely known restorative justice researchers, practitioners, and authors has produced a textual content that's destined to be an enormous resource."

--Katherine Van Wormer, PhDUniversity of Northern Iowa

This e-book presents a finished starting place for knowing restorative justice and its software around the world to various social concerns. sponsored by way of stories of empirical learn and case examples, the authors describe the middle restorative justice practices, together with victim-offender mediation, relations staff conferencing, and peacemaking circles, in addition to cultural concerns, rising adaptations in a large choice of settings, and the an important function of the facilitator. jointly, authors Umbreit and Armour deliver the newest empirical examine and scientific knowledge to these invested within the examine and perform of restorative justice.

Key topics:

• Spiritual elements of restorative justice
• Victim-offender mediation
• Family crew conferencing
• Peacemaking circles
• Victim-offender discussion in crimes of serious violence
• Dimensions of tradition in restorative justice
• Humanistic mediation
• Application to household violence, larger schooling, and incarceration