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The contributors to this book bring together research material from the wide range of disciplines involved and present an overview of the information needed for effective practice. They examine the practicalities of reparation orders, family group conferencing, restorative cautioning schemes and the workings of youth offending teams.
List of contents
1. Introduction, Brian Williams, De Montfort University, Leicester. 2. Compensating Victims of Crime in the European Union: The Case for State Restitution, Jo Goodey, Centre for International Crime Prevention, United Nations, Vienna. 3. Restorative Justice: The Choice between Bilateral Decision-making Power and Third Party Intervention, Jo-Anne Wemmers, School of Criminology, University of Montreal. 4. Family Group Conferencing: A Victim Perspective, Guy Masters, Australian National University. 5. Reparation Orders, Jim Dignan, University of Sheffield. 6. Responding to Victims of Crime in Rural Areas, Susan R. Moody, University of Dundee. 7. Supporting Victims of Racist Abuse and Violence, Charlotte Knight, De Montfort University, Leicester and Karen Chouan, De Montfort University, Leicester. 8. Probation Work With Victims of Crime, Barbara Tudor, Development Officer, West Midlands Probation Service. 9. Victim Impact Statements: Voices to be Heard in the Criminal Justice Process? Sandra Walklate, Manchester Metropolitan University. 10. Addressing Victim Issues in Pre-sentence Reports, Jane Dominey, Probation Officer, Cambridge. 11. Effective Work with Abusive Men: Listening to Women. David Morran, University of Stirling, Moira Andrew, Domestic Violence Probation Programme, Edinburgh and Rory Macrae, Domestic Violence Probation Programme, Edinburgh. Index.
About the author
Dr Brian Williams was Professor of Community Justice and Victimology at De Montfort University in Leicester. He served on the Executive of the British Society of Criminology and was a volunteer training officer for a local Victim Support scheme. He published widely on victims of crime, including (as editor) Reparation and Victim-Focussed Social Work.
Summary
The contributors to this book bring together research material from the wide range of disciplines involved and present an overview of the information needed for effective practice. They examine the practicalities of reparation orders, family group conferencing, restorative cautioning schemes and the workings of youth offending teams.
