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Zusatztext ' ... Throughout the book Roche presents clear, very concrete and well-supported recommendations as to how the practice [of restorative justice] can be revised and developed to bring it in line with the ideal ... I regard Accountability in Restorative Justice as a major contribution to knowledge and debate about the prospects and problems of restorative justice. It is theoretically sophisticated and impeccably researched. It also has the merit of being a highly readable, empirically researched book' Informationen zum Autor Declan Roche is Lecturer in Law, Law Department, London School of Economics. He gained a Phd from Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University, Canberra. Klappentext Many countries have recently established restorative justice programmes, in which those affected by a crime attend meetings in the hope of achieving the ideals of reparation, reconciliation and reintegration. To answer concerns that these meetings may degenerate into 'kangaroo courts' in which participants bully and humiliate each other, this book draws upon extensive fieldwork to explore the nature, function and effectiveness of the accountability within this kind of informal justice. Zusammenfassung In reviving the idea of an informal approach to conflict resolution, the Restorative Justice movement attempts to break out of the predominantly punitive thinking which shapes modern criminal justice. Its proponents claim that its guiding ideals - personalism, participation, reparation, and reintegration - deliver a fairer, more effective, and more humane justice than does the court system. However, a simplistic tendency both to extol the virtues of restorative justice and to denigrate all conventional formal approaches risks blinding enthusiasts to the dangers inherent in unchecked participant power, as well as to the protection which state institutions and professionals can provide to individuals and communities. The procedural safeguard of institutional accountability helps reduce these dangers. Examining the experiences of 25 programmes in six countries, Accountability in Restorative Justice uncovers a number of neglected, overlapping, and incomplete types of accountability, including the informal type built into deliberations between victims and offenders and their supporters. This deliberative accountability can provide a rigorous check for regulating decision-making, holding state agencies accountable, and monitoring the completion of agreements reached between participants. This book also considers the role played by formal types of accountability, such as external review. It suggests a new approach, in which judges become more involved in monitoring the quality of deliberation in restorative justice conferences than with enforcing traditional sentencing principles. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The Rise and Risks of Restorative Justice 2: The Meaning of Restorative Justice and Accountability 3: Methods and Overview of Programmes 4: Deliberative Accountability in Restorative Meetings 5: Multiple Uses of Deliberative Accountability 6: Supporting Deliberative Accountability: Neglected Accountability Methods 7: Supporting Deliberative Accountability: The Role of Traditonal Accountability 8: Semi-Formal Justice: Combining Informal and Formal Justice Appendix A: Case Studies Appendix B: Observations Appendix C: Interviewees References Index ...
