DESCRIPTION:

Vengeance and bitter violence have had their turns -- without redemptive results.

CONTENTS:
    An Overview    3
    Why this Little Book?    5
    Restorative justice is not . . .    8
    Restorative justice is concerned     13
    about needs and roles

2.    Restorative Principles    19
    Three pillars of restorative justice    22
    The “who” and the “how” are important     25
    Restorative justice aims to put     28
    things right
    A restorative lens    32
    Defining restorative justice    36
    The goals of restorative justice    37
    Guiding questions of restorative     38
    justice
    Signposts of restorative justice    40

3.    Restorative Practices    42
    Core approaches often involve an     44
    encounter
    Models differ in the “who” and the “how”      47
    Models differ in their goals    52
    A restorative continuum    54

4.    Is It Either/Or?    58
    Retributive justice vs. restorative justice?    58
    Criminal justice vs. restorative justice?    59
    Restorative justice is a river    61

Appendix I: Fundamental Principles     64
    of Restorative Justice
Endnotes    70
Selected Readings    72
About the Author    76

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Howard Zehr has been called the grandfather of restorative justice. He directed the first victim offender conferencing program in the U.S. and is one of the developers of restorative justice as a concept. His book Changing Lenses: A New Focus for Crime and Justice is considered a classic in the field. His many other publications include Doing Life: Reflections of Men and Women Serving Life Sentences and Transcending: Reflections of Crime Victims.