Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Journal Title

Victims & Offenders

Volume Number

11

Issue Number

1

First Page

50

Last Page

70

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2015.1107796

Version

Post-print: the version of the article having undergone peer review but prior to being published

Keywords

Restorative justice, criminal justice reform, United States

Abstract

The problems of mass incarceration and other criminal justice system failures in the United States—such as racial disparities, wrongful convictions, and high recidivism rates—have reached a tipping point. For the first time in decades, coalitions of politicians on the left and right are seeking criminal justice reform. What is the place of restorative justice in these efforts? What is the depth and breadth of restorative justice implementation? How familiar is the American public with restorative justice? How successful is the restorative justice movement? In this article, we seek answers to these questions as we try to assess the future of restorative justice in the United States.

Notes

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Victims & Offenders in 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15564886.2015.1107796

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