This book seeks to ground a set of optimisstic propositions and of pessimistic claims about restorative justice by contemplating the global diversity of its practice.
This volume is the outcome of a conference conducted in 1999 by the Restorative Justice Group in the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University.Consist of 12 chapters written by many contributors.All the collection manifest the considerable ferment and innovation around attemps to crystallise a restorative philosophy.