COLIN KNOX is Professor of Public Policy at the School of Policy Studies, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland.RACHEL MONAGHAN is a Research Officer with the Institute for Conflict Research, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

'Well written and making excellent use of both existing literature and original qualitative and quantitative data, this book succeeds admirably in its objectives, makes a substantial contribution to theory and demonstrates the effectiveness of micro-level comparative public policy analysis.' - Finbarr Lane, University College Dublin

• List of Maps List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Informal Justice in Context Agents of Informal Justice The Victims of Informal Justice The Community Response The Agencies' Response Community Based Alternatives Legal Alternatives: The Protection of Human Rights (Brice Dickson) Future Prospects Notes References Index

COLIN KNOX is Professor of Public Policy at the School of Policy Studies, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland.RACHEL MONAGHAN is a Research Officer with the Institute for Conflict Research, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

'Well written and making excellent use of both existing literature and original qualitative and quantitative data, this book succeeds admirably in its objectives, makes a substantial contribution to theory and demonstrates the effectiveness of micro-level comparative public policy analysis.' - Finbarr Lane, University College Dublin

• List of Maps List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Informal Justice in Context Agents of Informal Justice The Victims of Informal Justice The Community Response The Agencies' Response Community Based Alternatives Legal Alternatives: The Protection of Human Rights (Brice Dickson) Future Prospects Notes References Index

COLIN KNOX is Professor of Public Policy at the School of Policy Studies, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland.RACHEL MONAGHAN is a Research Officer with the Institute for Conflict Research, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

'Well written and making excellent use of both existing literature and original qualitative and quantitative data, this book succeeds admirably in its objectives, makes a substantial contribution to theory and demonstrates the effectiveness of micro-level comparative public policy analysis.' - Finbarr Lane, University College Dublin

• List of Maps List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Informal Justice in Context Agents of Informal Justice The Victims of Informal Justice The Community Response The Agencies' Response Community Based Alternatives Legal Alternatives: The Protection of Human Rights (Brice Dickson) Future Prospects Notes References Index