Restorative Justice in Context

Elmar G. M. Weitekamp, Hans-Jürgen Kerner

This book brings together a selection of papers originally presented and discussed at the fourth international restorative justice conference, held at the University of Tÿbingen.

Contents 1 Multi-problem violent youth: a challenge for the restorative justice paradigm, Raymond Corrado, Irwin M. Cohen and Candice Odgers 2 Making variation a virtue: evaluating the potential and limits of restorative justice, Kathleen Daly 3 New developments in restorative justice to handle family violence, Britta Bannenberg and Dieter Rossner 4 Conflict resolution and peer mediation: a pilot programme in Munich secondary schools, Susanne Nothhafft 5 How restorative justice is able to transcend the prison walls: a discussion of the project 'restorative detention', Luc Robert and Tony Peters 6 Victims of severe violence in dialogue with the offender: key principles, practices, outcomes, and implications, Mark Umbreit, William Bradshaw and Robert B. Coates 7 Corporations, crime and restorative justice, Marianne Löschnig-Gspandl 8 Restorative justice and corporate regulation, John Braithwaite 9Confession, apology, repentance, and settlement out-of-court inthe Japanese criminal justice system - is Japan a model of'restorative justice'?, Toshio Yoshida 10 Legal rules and safeguards within Belgian mediation practices for juveniles, Els Dumortier 11 Reoffending after victim-offender mediation in juvenile court proceedings, Dieter Dölling and Arthur Hartmann 12 Captains of restorative justice: experience, legitimacy and recidivism by type of offence, Lawrence W. Sherman and Heather Strang, together with Daniel Woods 13 Ways of knowing for a restorative world view, Barb Toews Shenk and Howard Zehr 14 Within or outside the system? Restorative justice attempts and the danger of cooptation, Thomas Trenczek 15 Zero tolerance criminal policy and restorative justice: a hidden link?, Peter Lindström 16 Problem oriented policing in the context of restorative justice, Elmar G. M. Weitekamp, Hans-Jÿrgen Kerner and Ulrike Meier Index