Restorative Justice on Trial: Pitfalls and Potentials of Victim-Offender Mediation — International Research Perspectives —

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Restorative Justice: Steps on the Way Toward a Good Idea....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Restorative Justice on Trial in Britain....Pages 15-28
Implementation and Acceptance of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the Federal Republic of Germany: A Survey of Criminal Justice Institutions....Pages 29-54
The New Zealand Experience Implementing the Reparation Sentence....Pages 55-79
Can Restitution Serve as a Reasonable Alternative to Imprisonment? An Assessment of the Situation in the USA....Pages 81-103
Victim-Offender Mediation: Japanese and American Comparisons....Pages 105-130
The Norwegian Community Mediation Centers at a Crossroads....Pages 131-136
The Process of Mediation in Finland: A Special Reference to the Question “How to get Cases for Mediation?”....Pages 137-147
Same Programmes, Different Outcomes: The Use of English Alternative Practices for Juveniles in the Netherlands....Pages 149-162
The Austrian Juvenile Justice Act 1988. A New Practice and New Problems....Pages 163-178
Penal and Community Mediation: The Case of France....Pages 179-195
Reparation, Mediation and Scottish Criminal Justice....Pages 197-210
Victim-Offender Reconciliation — Program and Outcomes....Pages 211-224
Mediation and Reconciliation Models in Italian Legal Experience....Pages 225-238
A Review of Research Dealing with Views on Financial Restitution....Pages 239-276
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Diversion and Juvenile Justice: Can We Ever Get It Right?....Pages 279-290
A Survey on Public Acceptance of Restitution as an Alternative to Incarceration for Property Offenders in Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S.A.....Pages 291-307
Victim Offender Reconciliation Schemes in the Greek Justice System....Pages 309-316
Morality, Symbolism, and Criminal Law: Chances and Limits of Mediation Programs....Pages 317-326
Reflections on the Role of the Media in the English Criminal Justice System....Pages 327-332
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Mediation Involving Children in the U.S.: Legal and Ethical Conflicts. A Policy Discussion and Research Questions....Pages 333-342
Mediation and Community Service as Models of a Restorative Approach: Why Would it be Better? Explicating the Objectives as Criteria for Evaluation....Pages 343-353
The New Juvenile Penal Procedure Code and the Reparation-Reconciliation Process in Italy: A Chance for a Possible Change....Pages 355-363
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Applying Restitutive Justice to Young Offenders: Observations from the United Kingdom....Pages 367-377
Minors and Deviance: The Role of Social Services and the Local Community....Pages 379-385
The Role of Probation in Restitution Procedures....Pages 387-395
Adult Probation in America: Its Role in Restorative Justice....Pages 397-407
Juvenile Delinquency in Turkey....Pages 409-415
Front Matter....Pages 417-417
Mediation — A Romantic Ideal or a Workable Alternative....Pages 419-429
Mediating Victim-Offender Conflict: From Single-Site to Multi-Site Analysis in the U.S.....Pages 431-444
Reparation in the UK: Dominant Themes and Neglected Themes....Pages 445-459
Communication in Decision-making About Diversion and Victim-Offender Mediation....Pages 461-474
Mediation in Divorce: Does the Process Match the Rhetoric?....Pages 475-490
Organizational Demands on Mediation Programs: Problems of Realization....Pages 491-500
Approaching Mediation in Juvenile Court: Rationale and Methodological Aspects....Pages 501-511
Waage Hannover E.V. — A Reconciliation and Restitution Program for Adult Offenders And Victims: The Concept for Practice and Research....Pages 513-521
Front Matter....Pages 523-523
Victim-Offender Mediation as a Step Towards a Restorative System of Justice....Pages 525-539
The Function of Forgiveness in the Criminal Justice System....Pages 541-550
Restitution, Reconciliation, Retribution: Identifying the Forms of Justice People Desire....Pages 551-557
Mediation Interventions and Restorative Justice: Responding to the Astructural Bias....Pages 559-567
Front Matter....Pages 523-523
Restitution and Ethics: An Aristotelian Approach....Pages 569-583
Back Matter....Pages 585-590