Year: 2012
Type: book
Abstract: This handbook is one of a series of practical tools developed by UNODC to support countries in the implementation of the rule of law and the development of criminal justice reform.It can be used in a variety of contexts, including as part of UNODC technical assistance and capacity building projects.It introduces the reader to restorative justice programmes and processes.A companion Handbook of Basic Principles and Promising Practices on Alternatives to Imprisonment is also available from UNODC.The present handbook offers, in a quick reference format, an overview of key considerations in the implementation of participatory responses to crime based on a restorative justice approach.Its focus is on a range of measures and programmes, inspired by restorative justice values, that are flexible in their adaptation to criminal justice systems and that complement them while taking into account varying legal, social and cultural circumstances.It was prepared for the use of criminal justice officials, non-governmental organizations and community groups who are working together to improve current responses to crime and conflict in their community.The materials presented in this handbook are directed toward a number of different audiences and, therefore, individual users may find some sections of more relevance and interest than others.The Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century (2000) encouraged the "development of restorative justice policies, procedures and programmes that are respectful of the rights, needs and interests of victims, offenders, communities and all 1 HANDBOOK ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMMES 1 The Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century, 10th United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Vienna, 10-17 April 2000, A/CONF.184/4/Rev.3, para.29. 2 The Bangkok Declaration-Synergies and Responses: Strategic Alliances in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, 11th United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Bangkok, 18-25 April 2005, para.32. 3 Note also that, in 2001, the European Union issued a framework decision stating that member states should promote mediation in criminal cases and bring into force their legal instruments by 2006.See.
Source: Corwin Press eBooks
Authors: John Winslade, Michael Williams
Institution: California State University, San Bernardino
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1528806568