Victims of crime and community justice
Can a victim's experience really be improved purely by diminishing the rights of offenders and increasing penalties for offending? Writing at a time when the UK is beginning to accept that an offender-led criminal justice system cannot provide direct benefits to the victim of crime, Dr Brian Williams lays bare the assumptions about victims and offenders that currently restrict efficient policy-making. He evaluates proposed solutions, including restorative justice and informal community justice, and draws on evidence and experiences from the UK and around the world to investigate which measure
1 online resource (176 pages)
9781846421518, 9781843101956, 9781280349430, 9786610349432, 1846421519, 1843101955, 1280349433, 6610349436
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Community justice and its implications for victims
Restorative justice and its implications for victims
Improving the position of victims of crime
Real improvements for victims of crime
English