Title Handbook on restorative justice programmes / [prepared by Yvon Dandurand and Curt T. Griffiths]

Published New York ; Vienna : United Nations : United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (105 pages) : illustrations Series Criminal justice handbook series Criminal justice handbook series. Contents Introduction -- 1. Restorative justice -- 1.1. Definitions of key concepts -- 1.2. Features of restorative justice programmes -- 1.3. Underlying assumptions -- 1.4. Process values and goals -- 1.5. Objectives -- 2. The use of restorative approaches -- 2.1. Main types of programmes -- 2.2. Variation in criminal justice programmes -- 2.3. Victim-offender mediation -- 2.4. Community and family group conferencing -- 2.5. Circle sentencing -- 2.6. Restorative programmes for juvenile offenders -- 2.7. Indigenous and customary justice forums -- 3. Principles and safeguards -- 3.1 Basic principles on the use of restorative justice programmes in criminal matters -- 3.2. Examples of guidelines and their contents -- 4. From principles to practice: implementing restorative justice programmes -- 4.1. Strategic approaches -- 4.2. Programme design and implementation -- 4.3. Addressing the need for legislation -- 4.4. Legislative provisions -- 4.5. Leadership, organization and programme structure -- 4.6. Securing the support of criminal justice agencies -- 4.7. Mobilizing the community -- 5. The dynamics of restorative justice interventions -- 5.1. Participants in the restorative justice process -- 5.2. Types of processes in restorative justice programmes -- 5.3. Cautions -- 5.4. Addressing potential pitfalls -- 6. Programme operation -- 6.1. Context for the successful operation of a programme -- 6.2. The use of police, prosecutorial and judicial discretion -- 6.3. Promoting appropriate referrals to a programme -- 6.4. The role of NGOs and civil society -- 6.5. Programme outcomes -- 6.6. Compliance monitoring -- 6.7. Programme support services -- 6.8. Community relations and relations with the media -- 7. Programme monitoring and evaluation -- 7.1. The need for programme monitoring and evaluation -- 7.2. Challenges in evaluating restorative justice programmes -- 7.3. Measuring the impact of programmes on recidivism -- 7.4. Evaluation results and evidence of emerging best practices -- Conclusion -- References and bibliographical resources -- Annexes -- Annex I. Useful web-based resources -- Annex II. United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Restorative Justice Programmes in Criminal Matters -- Annex III. Controversies and disagreements on the essential characteristics of a restorative justice programme Notes "The handbook was prepared for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) by Yvon Dandurand ... and Curt T. Griffiths ..."--Title page verso "United Nations publication sales no. E.06.V.15." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-95) Notes Print version record Subject Restorative justice. Capital punishment. Capital Punishment SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology. Capital punishment Restorative justice Form Electronic book Author Dandurand, Yvon. Griffiths, Curt T. (Curt Taylor), 1948- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. ISBN 9781429455879 142945587X 9211337542 9789211337549

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