The agendas of the restorative justice movement

Johnstone, Gerry

Abstract

This chapter examines how the aspirations of the restorative justice movement are broader than tends to be acknowledged in debates about the virtues and vices of restorative justice. It suggests that, along with trying to change the social response to crime, the movement is concerned to bring about transformations in the way conflict is handled in a range of institutions, in approaches to political reconciliation, in social organisation and in our understanding of the self. Also, along with introducing new procedures for handling social problems, the movement is concerned to bring about profound changes in the way problems are construed.

Citation

Johnstone, G. (2008). The agendas of the restorative justice movement. In Restorative Justice: from Theory to Practice; Sociology of Crime Law and Deviance (59-79). The University of Hull. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1521-6136%2808%2900403-X

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2008
• Deposit Date: Dec 19, 2014
• Print ISSN: 1521-6136
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Pages: 59-79
• Book Title: Restorative Justice: from Theory to Practice; Sociology of Crime Law and Deviance
• ISBN: 9780762314553
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1521-6136%2808%2900403-X
• Keywords: Restorative Justice, Crime, Criminal Justice, Social Movements,
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/371019
• Contract Date: Dec 19, 2014