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Book Review: Criminal Punishment and Restorative Justice

Assur, Eric
June 4, 2015

Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online April 2007 Edition.

In criminal justice debates, punishment is often defended as an end in itself. Eric Assur reviews a book that explores the need to move beyond punishment to a restorative focus.

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