Restorative justice: What is it and does it work?

Annual Review of Law and Social Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 161-187

  Menkel Meadow, Carrie ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Crime and punishment; Criminal law; Human rights; International law; Offenders; Reconciliation; Reintegration; Reparations; Victims

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149033060     PISSN: 15503585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.lawsocsci.2.081805.110005     Document Type: Review

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