Here Zehr proposes workable principles and practices for making Restorative Justice possible in this revised and updated edition of his bestselling, seminal book on the movement.
Restorative Justice, with its emphasis on identifying the justice needs of everyone involved in a crime, is a worldwide movement of growing influence that is helping victims and communities heal, while holding criminals accountable for their actions.
This is not soft-on-crime, feel-good philosophy, but rather a concrete effort to bring justice and healing to everyone involved in a crime. In The Little Book of Restorative Justice, Zehr first explores how restorative justice is different from criminal justice. Then, before letting those appealing observations drift out of reach into theoretical space, Zehr presents Restorative Justice practices. Zehr undertakes a massive and complex subject and puts it in graspable from, without reducing or trivializing it. Topics include:
Three pillars of restorative justice
The “who” and the “how” are important
The goals of restorative justice
Core approaches often involve an encounter
And much more!
This resource is also suitable for academic classes and workshops, for conferences and trainings, as well as for the layperson interested in understanding this innovative and influential movement.
Reviews:
Great book! Just getting into the filed of Restorative Justice this revised edition has given me the information I needed in an easily digestible format. A great reference guide. (Amazon reviewer, 2016)
There’s a reason this book is still a classic in the field. Not only is this book written by the man who helped create the field and still supports it, but it’s well written and easy to understand. I highly recommend it. (Amazon reviewer, 2015)
Professor Zehr is an icon ins the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution and is the father of the Restorative Justice movement. His book, while small in stature, is chock full of theories, discourse, useful comparison tables/lists, and Zehr’s thoughts on the fundamentals of a new (and much needed) approach to resolving “wrongs” in our society.
This book is one of the core materials I use in a masters level conflict resolution program and is always one of the most favored of the class.
Just to be clear, Prof Zehr doesn’t provide the reader with a roadmap to Restorative Justice instead, he compares/contrasts the basic theories and procedures of the traditional justice system versus what he is proposing and allows the reader to fill in the structure. (Amazon reviewer, 2017)
This is an amazing book. It conveys a large concept, with which I am barely familiar, in an understandable and compact manner. (Amazon reviewer, 2020)
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