Toolbox for Implementing Restorative Justice and Advancing Community Policing: AGuidebook Prepared for the U.S. Department of Justice

摘要

Restorative justice offers the hope of transforming the way the crime problem isaddressed by encompassing community problem solving and citizen engagement. It affords citizens and communities opportunities to understand their role in controlling and reducing the incidence of crime. In addition, restorative justice is a means of promoting a healthy balance between formal and informal measures to address the causes and consequences of crime. The toolbox aims to provide a practical guide to police departments interested in starting a new restorative justice program. It is not a definitive account of everything that restorative justice has to offer. Nor is it a training manual for facilitators of restorative justice processes.