Taking the sincerity out of saying sorry: Restorative justice as ritual

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-143

  Bennett, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34347306769     PISSN: 02643758     EISSN: 14685930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5930.2006.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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