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Compulsory Compassion: A Critique of Restorative Justice

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Description for Compulsory Compassion: A Critique of Restorative Justice Paperback. A multi-faceted consideration and critique of the compelling and emotionally seductive rhetoric of restorative justice. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.

Often touted as the humane and politically progressive alternative to the rigid philosophy of retributive punishment that underpins many of the world’s judicial systems, restorative justice aspires to a theoretical and practical reconciliation of the values of love and compassion with justice and accountability. Emotionally seductive, the rhetoric of restorative justice appeals to a desire for a “right relation” amongst individuals and communities, and offers us a vision of justice that allows for the mutual healing of victim and victimizer, and with it, a sense of communal repair.

In Compulsory Compassion, Annalise Acorn, a one-time advocate for restorative justice, deconstructs the ... Read more

Essential reading for anyone with an interest in restorative justice, Compulsory Compassion should also be read by scholars and students of criminal justice and legal theory.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Law and Society
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774809436
SKU
V9780774809436
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About Annalise Acorn
Annalise Acorn is a professor of law at the University of Alberta.

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