A comprehensive collection of original articles by renowned international scholars, this handbook is a vade mecum for all students and scholars. It surveys the entire landscape of restorative justice from its origins, philosophical and spiritual foundations, to ways in which its principles can be structured into social institutions to effect social change. List of illustrations ix Acknowledgements x Author biographical sketches xi Introduction: The healing dimension of restorative justice: a one-world body 1(16) Dennis Sullivan Larry Tifft Section I: Restorative justice processes and practices 17(130) The recent history of restorative justice: mediation, circles, and conferencing 23(29) Paul McCold Victim offender mediation: an evolving evidence-based practice 52(11) Mark S. Umbreit Robert B. Coates Betty Vos Victim offender mediation and restorative justice: the European landscape 63(28) Christa Pelikan Thomas Trenczek Conferencing and restorative justice 91(17) Gabrielle Maxwell Allison Morris Hennessey Hayes Restorative justice and recidivism: promises made, promises kept? 108(13) James Bonta Rebecca Jesseman Tanya Rugge Robert Cormier Peacemaking circles: reflections on principal features and primary outcomes 121(13) Barry Stuart Kay Pranis The limits of restorative justice 134(13) Kathleen Daly Section II: The foundations of restorative justice 147(60) Navajo peacemaking: original dispute resolution and a life way 151(10) James W. Zion Robert Yazzie The African concept of ubuntu and restorative justice 161(13) Dirk J. Louw Spiritual foundations of restorative justice 174(14) Michael L. Hadley Empathy and restoration 188(10) Hal Pepinsky Sanctuary as a refuge from state justice 198(9) Peter Cordella Section III: The needs of victims and the healing process 207(62) Responding to the needs of victims: what was promised, what has been delivered 211(10) Mary Achilles Lorraine Stutzman-Amstutz Restoration of the assumptive world as an act of justice 221(9) Jeffrey Kauffman Murder victims' families for reconciliation: story--telling for healing, as witness, and in public policy 230(16) Judith W. Kay Hearing the victim's voice amidst the cry for capital punishment 246(15) James R. Acker The other victims: the families of those punished by the state 261(8) Judith Brink Section IV: Making things right: extending restorative justice 269(68) Changing boundaries of the `victim' in restorative justice: so who is the victim now? 273(13) Sandra Walklate Stopping domestic violence or protecting children? Contributions from restorative justice 286(13) Joan Pennell Are there limits to restorative justice? The case of child sexual abuse 299(12) Anne-Marie McAlinden Restoring justice through forgiveness: the case of children in Northern Ireland 311(10) Anthony C. Holter Joseph Martin Robert D. Enright Restorative justice in transition: ownership, leadership, and `bottom-up' human rights 321(16) Kieran McEvoy Anna Eriksson Section V: Gross human rights violations and transitional justice 337(98) Essential elements of healing after massive trauma: complex needs voiced by victims/survivors 343(12) Yael Danieli Exploring the relationship between reparations, the gross violation of human rights, and restorative justice 355(14) Chris Cunneen Truth and reconciliation in Serbia 369(18) Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic Transitional justice, restoration, and prosecution 387(14) Charles Villa-Vicencio Restorative justice and the governance of security in the Southwest Pacific 401(21) Sinclair Dinnen Rwanda's failing experiment in restorative justice 422(13) Lars Waldorf Section VI: Critical commentaries on restorative justice 435(60) Restorative justice and the criminological enterprise 439(13) David O. Friedrichs Shame, sharing and restorative justice: a critical appraisal 452(11) Nathan Harris Shadd Maruna Community justice versus restorative justice: contrasts in family of value 463(9) Todd R. Clear Postmodernism's challenges to restorative justice 472(11) Bruce A. Arrigo A feminist vision of justice? The problems and possibilities of restorative justice for girls and women 483(12) Emily Gaarder Lois Presser Section VII: Transformative justice and structural change 495(72) Toward a `radical' paradigm of restorative justice 499(13) David G. Gil Environmental policy and management in Costa Rica: sustainable development and deliberative democracy 512(15) Edward J. Martin Reaching toward a structurally responsive training and practice of restorative justice 527(19) David Dyck The Good Samaritan or the person in the ditch? An attempt to live a restorative justice lifestyle 546(9) Fred Boehrer Transformative justice: the transformation of restorative justice 555(12) M. Kay Harris Index 567