Citation

Rossner M, Bruce J. Vict. Offender 2016; 11(1): 107-125.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15564886.2015.1125980

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Community has long been identified as the key third party in restorative justice processes. However, when it comes to both theorizing community in restorative justice and the actual practice of community participation, conceptual clarity is lacking. A careful reading of the sociological literature on restorative justice and community point to two main reasons why we want to encourage community participation: the creation of effective ritual and offender reintegration. In this article, we present findings from an empirical study of conferencing. We explore varieties of community participation and discuss the benefits and tensions that arise when community participation becomes a formalized element of a mainstream restorative justice practice.

Language: en