Summary
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"This chapter introduces some critical perspectives found in this literature and looks briefly at their implications. The critical perspectives introduced here can be summarized as follows: 1. Proponents' descriptions of restorative justice are vague and incoherent; 2. Proponents make exaggerated claims about what restorative justice can achieve; 3. A significant move away from punishment towards restorative justice will undermine the policy of deterrence; 4. A significant move away from punishment towards restorative 'justice' will result in a failure to do justice; 5. A significant move away from punishment towards restorative justice will result in a failure to do justice; 5. A significant move away from punishment towards restorative justice will result in systematic departures from axiomatic principles of justice; 6. While presented as a radical alternative to conventional approaches to wrongdoing, restorative justice actually shares a great deal with conventional approaches and its introduction will simply extend the reach of conventional systems of penal control." (excerpt)
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