The "Restorative Justice Approach" has been highly recommended by
the EUROPEAN UNION and the UNITED NATIONS!
A Must Read for Each Social Policy Expert!
Information by Katherine Van Wormer:
How should our society (in whatever country) respond to wrongdoing? Should we
seek retribution or reconciliation? How can an offender find redemption and be
reintegrated into society? How can a victim¡¦s woundedness be healed? Can
reparations be extended to a nation, to the natural environment?
For social workers and students of social work the question of Restorative
Justice is paramount. At the micro level, "Restorative Justice" is played out
as conferencing between victims and offenders; e.g. by way of family group
conferences and healing circles. At the macro level (societal level),
"Restorative Justice" takes the form of e.g. reparations or truth commissions
to compensate for the harm that has been done. Common to all these models, is
the principle and method of restoring justice. The magnitude of the situations
ranges from interpersonal violence to school bullying, to mass kidnappings, to
full-scale terrorism and warfare.
Restorative Justice Across the East and the West is a timely book, as both the
"United Nations" and the "European Union" have already supported the
implementation of restorative justice initiatives by their respective member
countries. The papers included in this book volume cover a wide range of
countries in the East and the West ¡V including e.g. Japan, Korea, China, Hong
Kong, India, and East Timor, Norway, Canada, United States.
This book is a "Hardcover" and has 283 pages.
It costs USD 28,- (at www.cv-pub.com).
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Christian Aspalter
President, Asian Association for Social Welfare
Professor, Social Work and Social Administration Programme
Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University
United International College
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