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Informationen zum Autor Estelle Zinsstag is a senior researcher working on the European FP7 research project ALTERNATIVE. She has joined the Leuven Institute of Criminology in 2008 first as an affiliate, and then as a project officer for the European Forum for Restorative Justice to lead a 2 year research project funded by the European Commission and entitled 'Conferencing: a way forward for restorative justice in Europe', which ended in 2011. She publishes in the areas of sexual violence, transitional justice and restorative justice. Inge Vanfraechem is project manager at the Leuven Institute of Criminology (KU Leuven, Belgium) of the European FP7 project ALTERNATIVE, which concerns security and restorative justice in intercultural settings. Previously, she has worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Criminal Sciences and Criminology (Ministry of Justice, Belgium) on the evaluation of national victim policy, and as a project coordinator with the European Forum for Restorative Justice on Victims and restorative justice. She publishes on restorative justice and victimology. Klappentext With contributions from some of the leading figures in the restorative justice community, both practitioners and academics, this book offers an analysis of conferencing practices around the world, examining the range of approaches to different types of crimes and offender age groups, and assessing their outcomes. Zusammenfassung With contributions from some of the leading figures in the restorative justice community, both practitioners and academics, this book offers an analysis of conferencing practices around the world, examining the range of approaches to different types of crimes and offender age groups, and assessing their outcomes. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Inge Vanfraechem and Estelle Zinsstag: Conferencing: Setting the scene Part 1: Conferencing: Broadening the scope of restorative justice 2: Estelle Zinsstag: Conferencing: A developing restorative justice practice 3: Lode Walgrave: The need for clarity about restorative justice conferences 4: Joanna Shapland: Comparing conferencing and mediation: Some evaluation results internationally 5: Tim Chapman: 'That's how the light gets in': Facilitating restorative conferences 6: Heather Strang: Conferencing and victims Part 2: Conferencing: Inception, challenges, and newer developments 7: Ashley Shearar and Gabrielle Maxwell: Revolution, decline, and renewal: Restorative youth justice in New Zealand 8: Kathleen Daly: Conferences and gendered violence: Practices, politics, and evidence 9: Joan Pennell and Elizabeth Beck: Decentralization and privatization: The promise and challenges of restorative justice in the United States 10: Daniela Bolivar, Leoberto Brancher, Ivan Navarro, and Manyori Vega: Conferencing in South America as an exercise of democracy? An exploration of the 'vertical' role of restorative justice Part 3: Conferencing: European perspectives 11: Estelle Zinsstag and Tim Chapman: Conferencing in Northern Ireland: Implementing restorative justice at the core of the criminal justice system 12: Inge Vanfraechem, Katrien Lauwaert, and Melanie Decocq: Conferencing at the crossroads between rehabilitation and restorative justice 13: Anna Eriksson: Restorative justice in the welfare state: Conferencing in the Nordic countries 14: Rob Van Pagée, Jan Van Lieshout, and Annemieke Wolthuis: Most things look better when arranged in a circle - Family Group Conferencing empowers societal developments in The Netherlands 15: Ivo Aertsen: Conferencing: Conclusions and way forward ...
