EBOOK: Understanding Victims and Restorative Justice

EBOOK: Understanding Victims and Restorative Justice
ISBN-10
0335224857
ISBN-13
9780335224852
Series
EBOOK
Category
Law
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
2004-11-16
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Author
James Dignan

Description

Understanding Victims and Restorative Justice examines the origins of and the relationship between these two sets of developments, and seeks to assess their strengths and weaknesses in meeting the needs of victims as part of the overall response to crime.

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