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Integrating Restorative Justice
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24 November 2026

Restorative justice (RJ) has become a vital part of responses to crime and harm across the world, yet its potential extends far beyond the criminal justice system. This pioneering book explores how RJ is being embedded across whole-country systems, from policing, education and healthcare to social work and organizational structures and practice. Using the UK as an example, it provides a comprehensive review of how RJ is implemented in institutional policy and community settings.
The 24 chapters trace the integration and development of RJ’s transformative impact across sectors. Bringing together leading scholars and practitioners, this timely volume is essential reading for those engaged with restorative approaches and their role in transforming society.
1. Whole-Country Systems of Restorative Justice – Jonathan Hobson
PART I: Impact and Context
2. Understanding The Impact of Restorative Justice – Joanna Shapland
3. Restorative Justice and Restorative Approaches in England and Wales - Rebecca Banwell-Moore and Sara Correia-Hopkins
4. Implementing Restorative Justice in Scotland as a Response to Criminal Harm – Steve Kirkwood
5. Restorative Justice in Northern Ireland: Beyond Responses to Conflict – Judy Magill and Brian Payne
PART II: Restorative Justice and the Criminal Justice System
6. Restorative Justice in Policing: Lessons from England and Wales – Franki Grant and Adam Timberlake
7. Barriers to Integration for Restorative Justice in Cases of Sexual Violence in England and Wales - Paul Gavin, Phil Cawley, Finley McDonald, and Cody Porter
8. Restorative Justice and Youth Justice Services - Pete Wallis
9. Restorative Justice in Prisons: Approaches, Opportunities, and Challenges - Katherine Doolin and Jim Simon
PART III: Restorative Justice and Practice in Education
10. Integrating Relational and Restorative Practice into Schools – Belinda Hopkins
11. Relational and Restorative Practice for School Communities, Young People, and Key Stakeholders: A Case Study From Staffordshire, England – Lisa Wood and Sarah Page
12. Restorative Justice Within (and Beyond) Non-Mainstream Education - Thomas Procter-Legg
13. Restorative and Relational Practice in PRUs Amid Systemic Disconnection: Doing Things Differently - Aimi Barton
14. Restorative Practices in Further Education: A Forgotten Sector – Abu Zaman
15. Restorative Practices in Universities – Rowan Sweeney and Anamika Twyman-Ghoshal
PART IV: State and Third Sector
16. Restorative Practices in Forensic Mental Health Settings – Estelle Moore
17. Restorative Justice in Social Care: The Pivotal Role of Family Group Conferencing – Benjamin M. Fisk and Clare Barton
18. Supported Housing as a Context for Restorative Justice and Practice - Rosie Chadwick and Andrew Ashley
19. A Systemic Approach to Relational and Restorative Practice in local Government: Lessons from Gloucestershire – Inger Brit Lowater and Molly Macleod
PART V: Restorative Justice in Cultural and Organizational Settings
20. Using Restorative Practices in Organizational Settings: Unsticking Stuck Places – Charlotte Calkin
21. Opportunities and Challenges of Building a Restorative City – Marian Liebmann and Jules Cox
22. Towards a Relational and Restorative Research Culture in Which 'Life Is Much Wiser Than Science' - Anna Gregory
23. Restorative Storytelling: Traditional Storytelling as an Asset to Restorative Practice - Hannah Moore
24. Integrating Restorative Justice: What We Can Learn About Whole- System Approaches - Jonathan Hobson