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Restorative Justice on Trial

Pitfalls and Potentials of Victim-Offender Mediation — International Research Perspectives —

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Heinz Messmer

    1. Special Research Unit 227, Prevention and Intervention in Childhood and Adolescence, University of Bielefeld, Bieleveld, Germany

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  2. Hans-Uwe Otto

    1. Special Research Unit 227, Prevention and Intervention in Childhood and Adolescence, University of Bielefeld, Bieleveld, Germany

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series D: (ASID, volume 64)

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Table of contents (41 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Restorative Justice: Steps on the Way Toward a Good Idea

      • Heinz Messmer, Hans-Uwe Otto
      Pages 1-12

  3. Restorative Justice in Western Nations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Restorative Justice on Trial in Britain

      • Tony F. Marshall
      Pages 15-28

    3. Implementation and Acceptance of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the Federal Republic of Germany: A Survey of Criminal Justice Institutions

      • Hans-Jürgen Kerner, Erich Marks, Jürgen Schreckling
      Pages 29-54

    4. The New Zealand Experience Implementing the Reparation Sentence

      • Burt Galaway
      Pages 55-79

    5. Can Restitution Serve as a Reasonable Alternative to Imprisonment? An Assessment of the Situation in the USA

      • Elmar Weitekamp
      Pages 81-103

    6. Victim-Offender Mediation: Japanese and American Comparisons

      • John O. Haley, Ann Marie Neugebauer
      Pages 105-130

    7. The Norwegian Community Mediation Centers at a Crossroads

      • Sturla Falck
      Pages 131-136

    8. The Process of Mediation in Finland: A Special Reference to the Question “How to get Cases for Mediation?”

      • Juhani Iivari
      Pages 137-147

    9. Same Programmes, Different Outcomes: The Use of English Alternative Practices for Juveniles in the Netherlands

      • Peter H. van der Laan
      Pages 149-162

    10. The Austrian Juvenile Justice Act 1988. A New Practice and New Problems

      • Christa Pelikan
      Pages 163-178

    11. Penal and Community Mediation: The Case of France

      • Jean-Pierre Bonafé-Schmitt
      Pages 179-195

    12. Reparation, Mediation and Scottish Criminal Justice

      • Sue Warner
      Pages 197-210

    13. Victim-Offender Reconciliation — Program and Outcomes

      • Arthur Hartmann
      Pages 211-224

    14. Mediation and Reconciliation Models in Italian Legal Experience

      • Carlo E. Paliero, Grazia Mannozzi
      Pages 225-238

    15. A Review of Research Dealing with Views on Financial Restitution

      • Joe Hudson
      Pages 239-276
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Victim-offender mediation schemes have experienced significant growth in the last decade. They are seen as an important and innovative alternative to the traditional sanctions of the criminal justice system. After a critical look at mediation schemes in the United States and Canada, most European countries have also increased their efforts to develop informal strategies to deal with deviant behavior. In terms of their legal and organizational base, it turns out that type, extent, and capacities for development are quite different in the individual countries -resulting in a remarkable diversity of programs with different outcomes. The contributions in this book are revised and edited versions of papers presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop Conflict, Crime and Reconciliation: The Organization of Welfare Intervention in the Field of Restitutive Justice in April 1991 at Il Ciocco, Italy. The chapters document the present stage of restorative justice in the individual countries, critically assess legal constraints and public needs, discuss the organizational requirements of implementation, and also evaluate outcomes in a broader context of crime and social policy. In the long run, this book should encourage further debates in the field of restorative justice and help build valid guidelines for an international evaluation research.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Special Research Unit 227, Prevention and Intervention in Childhood and Adolescence, University of Bielefeld, Bieleveld, Germany

    Heinz Messmer, Hans-Uwe Otto

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