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Creating Restorative Justice

A Communication Perspective of Justice, Restoration, and Community

Gregory D. Paul and Ian M. Borton

Discussion of the histories, meanings, and assumptions of restorative justice have enriched the development of its theory, research, and practices. While some of this work has addressed the role of communication, the treatment of communication within restorative justice remains rather under-developed. Communication plays a central role in processes of restoration and justice and a constitutive role in making restorative justice what it is. In Creating Restorative Justice: A Communication Perspective of Justice, Restoration, and Community, Gregory D. PaulandIan M. Borton argue that by centering communication in restorative justice as it occurs in various contexts (from families, to schools, to communities), we can simultaneously deepen our understanding, enrich our practice, and amplify our study of restoration and justice. From a communication perspective, restorative contexts both use and are created by the communication present. Any outcomes from restorative processes are thus the product of the communication both within and between restorative practices’ participants. As the world addresses the challenges presented by injustice, inequality, and insecurity, it is incumbent we expand our understanding of restorative processes to account for the vital role of communication.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 128 • Trim: 6½ x 9
978-1-4985-7645-1 • Hardback • April 2021 • $100.00 • (£77.00)
978-1-4985-7647-5 • Paperback • February 2023 • $39.99 • (£30.00)
978-1-4985-7646-8 • eBook • April 2021 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Social Science / Social Movements, Social Science / Sociology / General, Social Science / Penology

Gregory D. Paul is professor and head of the department of communication studies at Kansas State University.

Ian M. Borton is professor of communication at Aquinas College.

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: A Communication Perspective of Restorative Justice

Chapter 2: The Return of RJ

Chapter 3: The Restorative Family

Chapter 4: RJ in American Schools

Chapter 5: Constituting Community through Restorative Justice

Chapter 6: Digital RJ

Chapter 7: Studying Restorative Justice

About the Authors

"At a time when our country is poignantly feeling the limitations of traditional approaches to justice, Creating Restorative Justice is a much-needed volume. Restorative justice, which emphasizes the harm that is inflicted on all parties when criminal or social violations occur, focuses on relationships that can transform perpetrators, victims, and society as a whole. The book centers communication to illuminate not only how restorative justice happens, but how social conversations about justice create its very existence. It is my fervent hope that this book is widely read and inspires continued understanding, practice, and research of restorative justice."


— Jessica Jameson, North Carolina State University


"The 2020 explosion of digital restorative justice makes this book timely in taking a communication approach to restorative justice. It is insightful not only on the possibilities and limits of digital restorative justice, but on the communication fundamentals of the framework across the board. The book eloquently makes the case that a communication approach requires restorative research that emphasises narrative and ritual. It shows that communicative exchange is key to understanding and tempering power in justice systems. A rich and refreshing engagement with justice that is restorative."


— John Braithwaite, Australian National University


Creating Restorative Justice

A Communication Perspective of Justice, Restoration, and Community

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • Discussion of the histories, meanings, and assumptions of restorative justice have enriched the development of its theory, research, and practices. While some of this work has addressed the role of communication, the treatment of communication within restorative justice remains rather under-developed. Communication plays a central role in processes of restoration and justice and a constitutive role in making restorative justice what it is. In Creating Restorative Justice: A Communication Perspective of Justice, Restoration, and Community, Gregory D. PaulandIan M. Borton argue that by centering communication in restorative justice as it occurs in various contexts (from families, to schools, to communities), we can simultaneously deepen our understanding, enrich our practice, and amplify our study of restoration and justice. From a communication perspective, restorative contexts both use and are created by the communication present. Any outcomes from restorative processes are thus the product of the communication both within and between restorative practices’ participants. As the world addresses the challenges presented by injustice, inequality, and insecurity, it is incumbent we expand our understanding of restorative processes to account for the vital role of communication.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 128 • Trim: 6½ x 9
    978-1-4985-7645-1 • Hardback • April 2021 • $100.00 • (£77.00)
    978-1-4985-7647-5 • Paperback • February 2023 • $39.99 • (£30.00)
    978-1-4985-7646-8 • eBook • April 2021 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
    Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Social Science / Social Movements, Social Science / Sociology / General, Social Science / Penology
Author
Author
  • Gregory D. Paul is professor and head of the department of communication studies at Kansas State University.

    Ian M. Borton is professor of communication at Aquinas College.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Preface

    Acknowledgments

    Introduction

    Chapter 1: A Communication Perspective of Restorative Justice

    Chapter 2: The Return of RJ

    Chapter 3: The Restorative Family

    Chapter 4: RJ in American Schools

    Chapter 5: Constituting Community through Restorative Justice

    Chapter 6: Digital RJ

    Chapter 7: Studying Restorative Justice

    About the Authors

Reviews
Reviews
  • "At a time when our country is poignantly feeling the limitations of traditional approaches to justice, Creating Restorative Justice is a much-needed volume. Restorative justice, which emphasizes the harm that is inflicted on all parties when criminal or social violations occur, focuses on relationships that can transform perpetrators, victims, and society as a whole. The book centers communication to illuminate not only how restorative justice happens, but how social conversations about justice create its very existence. It is my fervent hope that this book is widely read and inspires continued understanding, practice, and research of restorative justice."


    — Jessica Jameson, North Carolina State University


    "The 2020 explosion of digital restorative justice makes this book timely in taking a communication approach to restorative justice. It is insightful not only on the possibilities and limits of digital restorative justice, but on the communication fundamentals of the framework across the board. The book eloquently makes the case that a communication approach requires restorative research that emphasises narrative and ritual. It shows that communicative exchange is key to understanding and tempering power in justice systems. A rich and refreshing engagement with justice that is restorative."


    — John Braithwaite, Australian National University


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