Part I: The Theory Behind the Empowerment Model of Restorative Justice
A critique of the present criminal justice system
The empowerment model
What works: social and moral psychological mechanisms in restorative justice
Part II: Implementing the Empowerment Model
A comparison of different restorative justice conferencing models
For facilitators: a guide to running conferences
For participants: general comments
For victims and victim supporters
For offenders and offenders’ supporters
For professionals
For program managers, referring agents and policy makers
Appendices
Appendix 1: Script for facilitatorsAppendix 2: Crisis management plan
Appendix 3: Role plays
Bibliography/ Index