Institutionalizing restorative justice

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Exploring the key issues and debates surrounding the question of the incorporation and institutionalization of restorative justice, this book builds bridges between those concerned with the practical and the more theoretical aspects of penal development. Abstract: Aims to explore the key issues and debates surrounding the question of the incorporation and institutionalization of restorative justice within existing penal and criminal justice systems. This book offers conceptual tools and a theoretical framework to help make sense of these developments.  Read more... Content: The prospects for institutionalization of restorative justice initiatives in western countries -- The vital context of restorative justice -- Beyond evangelical criminology: the meaning and significance of restorative justice -- The intermediate position of restorative justice: the case of Belgium -- Institutionalizing restorative justice? Transforming criminal justice? A critical view on the Netherlands -- Institutionalizing restorative youth justice in a cold, punitive climate -- The French phantoms of restorative justice: the institutionalization of 'penal mediation' -- The institutionalization of restorative justice in Canada: effective reform or limited and limiting add-on? -- The institutionalization of principles in restorative justice: a case study from the UK -- Risk and restorative justice: governing through the democratic minimization of harms -- Reintegrative shaming and restorative justice: reconciliation or divorce? -- Balancing the ethical and the political: normative reflections on the institutionalization of restorative justice.