Restorative Justice in Prisons: A Guide to Making it Happen

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Foreword Erwin JamesCHAPTER1. Introduction and BackgroundDefining restorative justiceVarieties of restorative practicesEmpowerment and particularityWhat is, and is not, restorative justice?Restorative justice and criminal justice in the UKRestorative justice and prisonsConclusion2. Restorative ValuesThe core values of restorative justiceProgramme integrityPressure points in the definitionParadigm shift or evolution?3. Organizational CultureIntroducing restorative culture into prisons 38 Organizational cultureThe cultural web of prisonsRestorative influences on the cultural webA restorative system of building social order4. Resistance to ChangeConflicting paradigmsWhat matters in prisonValues, restorative justice and conflictSocial order in prisonValues inherent in Prison Service policiesCultural resistance within the policeA model for the restorative prison5. What a Restorative Justice Prison WouldLook LikeThe foundations of a restorative prisonOperational applications of restorative justicePre-release, anti-bullying and complaintsConclusion6. The Restorative SentenceResponsibility in sentencingThe responsible sentenceSome further thoughtsPrisons, restoring offenders and the harms of social exclusionNational Action Plan to Reduce Re-offendingThe role of the prison officerPromoting social re-inclusionComments on the Action Plan7. ConclusionGuidance for criminal justice agenciesExperience of restorative methods in prisonsNext stepsAppendix: Two Case StudiesGlossary of TermsReferencesIndexList of Diagrams, Figures, Tables and Boxes

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