Martin Wright (1)

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Martin Wright’s original ground-breaking and influential analysis of the defects of the adversarial system of justice, plus the arguments in favour of a more constructive and victim-oriented approach.

A book that has had a major influence on victims’ issues and restorative justice - and that is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the development these developments.
One of the most compelling arguments about the need for change in relation to victims and offenders. A critically acclaimed and key work in the annals of criminal justice.

A book that should be read by all students of victims' issues and restorative justice - alongside the modern-day debate.
A plea for a more constructive and victim-conscious approach.
‘An informative addition to the excellent Waterside Press series’ Vista.

Martin Wright is a former Director of the Howard League for Penal Reform, Policy Officer of Victim Support, and Librarian of the Cambridge Institute of Criminology. He is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Legal Studies, University of Sussex and the author of Making Good: Prisons, Punishment and Beyond and Restoring Respect For Justice. He is joint editor of Mediation and Criminal Justice: Victims, Offenders and Community. A founder member of Mediation UK, he is currently a member of its executive committee and acts as a voluntary mediator in the Lambeth Mediation Service, London.

‘May appeal to practitioners and academics in the field of criminal justice as well as to those concerned about the treatment of lawbreakers and victims’: New Life

A book that will be of interest to people across the criminal process, including judges, magistrates, police, lawyers, probation officers, prison governors and prison officers, victim workers - and politicians!… (plus d'informations)