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OverviewRestorative justice has attracted increasing support world-wide, but it sits uncomfortably alongside entrenched attitudes towards punishment and retribution. Because it does not involve 'locking-up people and throwing away the key' it is not favoured reading for risk-averse politicians or the media. There are also vested interests at play which can be traced back to when the state first sought to enhance its coffers and cast victims to the side lines. As a result, the concept of 'mercy' has become largely lost, distorting relationships between victims, offenders and communities. The author argues that rediscovering mercy would lead to a more humane and purposeful form of criminal justice. His book looks at the characteristics of mercy and explains how it has become confused with mitigation and leniency. He goes on to deconstruct and analyse current theoriesa and make proposals for reform. Long-overdue reform of contemporary criminal justice necessitates, as the author argues, a 'paradigm-shift' requiring inspired political leadership and a consensus to 'do justice better' between policy-makers, academics, jurists, criminal justice professionals and opinion-formers. The book examines the implications and challenges of such a journey and its purposes in a modern, progressive, enlightened and civilised society. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David J. CornwellPublisher: Waterside Press Imprint: Waterside Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781909976016ISBN 10: 1909976016 Pages: 140 Publication Date: 07 July 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; About the Author; The author of the Foreword; Foreword; Introduction; 1. An Uncertain Point of Departure; 2. The Need for Definition; 3. Mercy and the Punitive Legacy; 4. 'Institutionalising' Mercy; 5. Bifurcated Criminal Justice; 6. Victims of Criminal Justice?; 7. Exploring Victims' Rights; 8. 'Fault- Lines' and Fallacies; 9. Mercy and Restorative Justice; 10. In Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.Reviews'This is a book for everyone concerned about the unfortunate state of our existing penal practices': Tapio Lappi-Seppala (from the Foreword). Author InformationDavid J Cornwell is an expert on prisons and also restorative justice. His several books include Criminal Punishment and Restorative Justice (2006) and the acclaimed Civilising Criminal Justice (2013) (as editor, with John Blad and Martin Wright). Foreword writer Tapio Lappi-Seppala is Director General of the National Research Institute of Legal Policy and former senior legislative adviser on criminal law in Finland's Ministry of Justice. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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