Table of Contents

Foreword by Kieran McEvoy Introduction 1. Restorative justice: an introduction 2. Restorative justice in transition and the case for criminology 3. Paramilitaries and vigilantes: punitive populism as social control 4. The beginning of CRJI and Alternatives: legitimizing restorative justice in a punitive community 5. The practice of community restorative justice in Northern Ireland 6. Volunteers and practitioners: leadership in a culture of violence 7. State-community partnerships in transition: a question of trust 8. The road less travelled: policing and partnerships in transition. Conclusion: Rethinking restorative justice. Appendix A: Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland. Appendix B: Timeline for key events and governement documents relating to community restorative justice in Northern Ireland

About the Author

Anna Eriksson is a Lecturer in Criminology at Monash University, Australia. Her research interests include restorative justice, transitional justice, crime prevention in high-crime communities, cultures of violence, social control in post-conflict societies, comparative penology, and scandinavian exceptionalism.

Reviews

'Anna Eriksson's in-depth analyses of these projects and the controversies surrounding them brings this crucial story to life and should be widely read by scholars, students and policymakers.' Professor Shadd Maruna, (Queen's University Belfast)