Allison Morris was formerly Professor of Criminology at the Victoria University,Wellington, New Zealand. Gabrielle Maxwell is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminology at Victoria University in New Zealand.

• Part 1 Setting the scene: introducing restorative justice, Daniel Van Ness, Allison Morris, Gabrielle Maxwell; on restoration and punishment - favourable similarities and fortunate differences, Lode Walgrave. Part 2 Describing restorative practices: primary restorative justice practices, Paul McCold; conferencing in Australia and New Zealand - variations, research findings and prospects, Kathleen Daly; restorative justice and family group conferences in England - current state and future prospects, Jim Dignan and Peter Marsh; conferencing in South Africa - returning to our future, Ann Skelton and Cheryl Frank; victim impact of meeting with young offenders - two decades of victim offender mediation practice and research, Mark S. Umbreit, Robert B. Coates and Betty Vos; mediation in Europe - paradoxes, problems and promises, Elmar G. M. Weitekamp; circle sentencing - part of the restorative justice continuum, Heino Lilles. Part 3 Critical issues in restorative justice: justice for victims of young offenders - the centrality of emotional harm and restoration, Heather Strang; just cops doing "shameful" business? police-led restorative justice and the lessons of research, Richard Young; aboriginal youth and restorative justice - critical notes from the Australian frontier, Harry Blagg; family group conferences and reoffending, Gabrielle Maxwell and Allison Morris. Part 4 What next for restorative justice?: implementing restorative justice - what works?, Allison Morris and Gabrielle Maxwell.

...these papers not only provide optimism for the future, but practical advice for those desiring to create restorative measures as a response to harm and the needs of those affected by harm. The editors not only helpfully connect the papers, but provide an exceptional synthesis and useful commentary on the best practices emergent from the contributors' research and insights. exceptional set of papers authors, their analyses are excellent. Larry L. Tifft, Central Michigan University, USA Howard Journal of Criminal Justice October 2001 This publication provides an up-to-date and critical account of recent developments in the rapidly advancing field of restorative justice... This is a thought provoking collection of papers from researchers and leading theorists from around the world. It will be of interest to all those who work in the youth justice field. ChildRIGHT June 2002

Allison Morris was formerly Professor of Criminology at the Victoria University,Wellington, New Zealand. Gabrielle Maxwell is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminology at Victoria University in New Zealand.

• Part 1 Setting the scene: introducing restorative justice, Daniel Van Ness, Allison Morris, Gabrielle Maxwell; on restoration and punishment - favourable similarities and fortunate differences, Lode Walgrave. Part 2 Describing restorative practices: primary restorative justice practices, Paul McCold; conferencing in Australia and New Zealand - variations, research findings and prospects, Kathleen Daly; restorative justice and family group conferences in England - current state and future prospects, Jim Dignan and Peter Marsh; conferencing in South Africa - returning to our future, Ann Skelton and Cheryl Frank; victim impact of meeting with young offenders - two decades of victim offender mediation practice and research, Mark S. Umbreit, Robert B. Coates and Betty Vos; mediation in Europe - paradoxes, problems and promises, Elmar G. M. Weitekamp; circle sentencing - part of the restorative justice continuum, Heino Lilles. Part 3 Critical issues in restorative justice: justice for victims of young offenders - the centrality of emotional harm and restoration, Heather Strang; just cops doing "shameful" business? police-led restorative justice and the lessons of research, Richard Young; aboriginal youth and restorative justice - critical notes from the Australian frontier, Harry Blagg; family group conferences and reoffending, Gabrielle Maxwell and Allison Morris. Part 4 What next for restorative justice?: implementing restorative justice - what works?, Allison Morris and Gabrielle Maxwell.

...these papers not only provide optimism for the future, but practical advice for those desiring to create restorative measures as a response to harm and the needs of those affected by harm. The editors not only helpfully connect the papers, but provide an exceptional synthesis and useful commentary on the best practices emergent from the contributors' research and insights. exceptional set of papers authors, their analyses are excellent. Larry L. Tifft, Central Michigan University, USA Howard Journal of Criminal Justice October 2001 This publication provides an up-to-date and critical account of recent developments in the rapidly advancing field of restorative justice... This is a thought provoking collection of papers from researchers and leading theorists from around the world. It will be of interest to all those who work in the youth justice field. ChildRIGHT June 2002

Allison Morris was formerly Professor of Criminology at the Victoria University,Wellington, New Zealand. Gabrielle Maxwell is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminology at Victoria University in New Zealand.

• Part 1 Setting the scene: introducing restorative justice, Daniel Van Ness, Allison Morris, Gabrielle Maxwell; on restoration and punishment - favourable similarities and fortunate differences, Lode Walgrave. Part 2 Describing restorative practices: primary restorative justice practices, Paul McCold; conferencing in Australia and New Zealand - variations, research findings and prospects, Kathleen Daly; restorative justice and family group conferences in England - current state and future prospects, Jim Dignan and Peter Marsh; conferencing in South Africa - returning to our future, Ann Skelton and Cheryl Frank; victim impact of meeting with young offenders - two decades of victim offender mediation practice and research, Mark S. Umbreit, Robert B. Coates and Betty Vos; mediation in Europe - paradoxes, problems and promises, Elmar G. M. Weitekamp; circle sentencing - part of the restorative justice continuum, Heino Lilles. Part 3 Critical issues in restorative justice: justice for victims of young offenders - the centrality of emotional harm and restoration, Heather Strang; just cops doing "shameful" business? police-led restorative justice and the lessons of research, Richard Young; aboriginal youth and restorative justice - critical notes from the Australian frontier, Harry Blagg; family group conferences and reoffending, Gabrielle Maxwell and Allison Morris. Part 4 What next for restorative justice?: implementing restorative justice - what works?, Allison Morris and Gabrielle Maxwell.

...these papers not only provide optimism for the future, but practical advice for those desiring to create restorative measures as a response to harm and the needs of those affected by harm. The editors not only helpfully connect the papers, but provide an exceptional synthesis and useful commentary on the best practices emergent from the contributors' research and insights. exceptional set of papers authors, their analyses are excellent. Larry L. Tifft, Central Michigan University, USA Howard Journal of Criminal Justice October 2001 This publication provides an up-to-date and critical account of recent developments in the rapidly advancing field of restorative justice... This is a thought provoking collection of papers from researchers and leading theorists from around the world. It will be of interest to all those who work in the youth justice field. ChildRIGHT June 2002