Restoring justice : campaigns against miscarriages of justice and the restorative justice process / Stephen P. Savage
In: European journal of criminology. - Vol.4,nº2 (apr.2007),p.195-216Idioma: Inglês.Publicação: , 2007Assunto: ESTUDO DE CASOS | REFORMA DA JUSTIÇA | VÍTIMA -- INGLATERRA Resumo: Miscarriages of justice in Britan have been exposed as injustices largely as a result of public campaigns by victims of miscarriages and by the families and associates of those victims. This study, based on empirical research on those involved with justice campaigns, examines the motivational forces behind justice campaigns and the goals that justice campaigners seek oto achieve. In doing so it applies the conceptual framework and principles of restorative justice campaigns, and in particular the principles of victim participation, dialogue, communication, apology, healing and future orientation. it concludes that, insofar as justice campaigns exhibit restorative justice principles, this is very much a one-sided process, because the "offenders" in mascarriages of justice - the state and the state institutions - are reluctant to accept guilt or acknowledge failure.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Miscarriages of justice in Britan have been exposed as injustices largely as a result of public campaigns by victims of miscarriages and by the families and associates of those victims. This study, based on empirical research on those involved with justice campaigns, examines the motivational forces behind justice campaigns and the goals that justice campaigners seek oto achieve. In doing so it applies the conceptual framework and principles of restorative justice campaigns, and in particular the principles of victim participation, dialogue, communication, apology, healing and future orientation. it concludes that, insofar as justice campaigns exhibit restorative justice principles, this is very much a one-sided process, because the "offenders" in mascarriages of justice - the state and the state institutions - are reluctant to accept guilt or acknowledge failure.
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