Institutionalizing Restorative Justice

Ivo Aertsen is Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, Catholic University of Leuven.Tom Daems is a Lecturer in Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, Catholic University of Leuven.Luc Robert is a Lecturer in Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, Catholic University of Leuven.

• Introduction 1. The prospect for institutionalization of restorative justice initiatives in western countries 2. The vital context of restorative justice 3. Beyond evangelical criminology: the meaning and significance of restorative justice 4. The intermediate position of restorative justice: the case of Belgium 5. Institutionalizing restorative justice? Transforming criminal justice? A critical view of the Netherlands 6. Institutionalizing restorative justice in a cold, punitive climate 7. The French phantoms of restorative justice: the institutionalization of 'penal mediation' 8. The institutionalization of restorative justice in Canada: effective reform or limited and limiting add-on? 9. The institutionalization of principles in restorative justice - a case study from the UK 10. Risk and restorative justice: governing through the democratic minimization of harms 11. Reintegrative shaming and restorative justice: reconciliation or divorces? 12. Balancing the ethical and political: normative reflections on the institutionalization of restorative justice 13. Epilogue