Procedural Justice for Victims and Offenders?: Exploring Restorative Justice Processes in Australia and the US

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 142-167

  Miller, Susan L ^a   Hefner, M Kristen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

procedural justice; restorative justice; violent crimes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912035281     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2012.760643     Document Type: Article

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