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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2009
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| author | Monterosso, Stephen |
| author2 | M N Bhavani |
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| description | 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 punishment for offenders, the restorative justice approach promotes the repair of harm caused by an offence. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of restorative justice in addition to examining potential barriers to its widespread application. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-110942017-01-30T11:22:51Z Restorative justice: a new paradigm? Monterosso, Stephen M N Bhavani 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 punishment for offenders, the restorative justice approach promotes the repair of harm caused by an offence. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of restorative justice in addition to examining potential barriers to its widespread application. 2009 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11094 The Icfai university press restricted |
| spellingShingle | Monterosso, Stephen Restorative justice: a new paradigm? |
| title | Restorative justice: a new paradigm? |
| title_full | Restorative justice: a new paradigm? |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Restorative justice: a new paradigm? |
| title_short | Restorative justice: a new paradigm? |
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| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11094 |