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Images of Restorative Justice Theory. Edited by Robert Mackay, Marko Bosnjak, Johan Deklerck, Christa Pelikan, Bas van Stokkom, and Martin Wright. Frankfurt am Main: Verlag für Polizeiwissenschaft, 2007. Pp. xiv+266. $32.00 paper.
This volume, consisting of an introduction and 13 chapters, was an outgrowth of the work of the Theory Working Group of the European Co-operation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) Action A 21: Restorative Justice Developments in Europe. The authors include scholars from Europe, Israel, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The three overarching themes and sections in the book are Restorative Justice and Society, Restorative Justice and Law, and Restorative Justice Processes. The articles thus focus on restorative justice theory on both micro- and macrolevels.
The goal of the authors and editors of this volume is to stimulate discussion and debate about restorative justice theory drawn from research and practice. As such, the various contributions look at diverse efforts to involve individuals and communities in peacemaking, criminal justice, and conflict resolution from the varied perspectives of criminology, sociology, psychology, law, linguistics, and philosophy. These researchers, practitioners, and administrators include within their articles a...