Restorative justice: a new paradigm?

This article examines the merits of restorative justice within criminal justice system. The overpopulation of prisons remains a major global issue along with increasing rates of recidivism. In stark contrast to the punitive aims of traditional retributive justice systems that enforce a regime of pun...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monterosso, Stephen
Other Authors: M N Bhavani
Format: Book Chapter
Published: The Icfai university press 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11094