Justice for Victims and Offenders: A Restorative Response to Crime

✍ Scribed by Martin Wright

Publisher: Waterside Press
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Leaves: 227
Edition: 2
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Martin WrightÃs original ground-breaking and influential analysis of the defects of the adversarial system of justice, plus the arguments in favour of a more constructive and victim-oriented approach. A book that has had a major influence on victimsÃ issues and restorative justice - and that is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand these developments. One of the most compelling arguments about the need for change in relation to victims and offenders. A critically acclaimed and key work in the annals of criminal justice.

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