First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Communities, conflicts and justice; shaming and forgiving; the offender's experience of justice; victims, communities and transformative justice; the ambition of restorative justice - paradigm or perspective?; schemes within the criminal justice system; beyond criminal justice; evaluating restorative justice schemes; the critique from retributivism; civil libertarian concerns; the cynical perspective.