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Making Sense of North American and South African Differences in the Practice of Restorative Justice

Sharpe, Susan
June 4, 2015

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

Cultural realities in North America and South Africa influence the way practice is undertaken. In this article, Susan Sharpe and George Lai Thom explore how those differences impact the practice of victim offender mediation in those two contexts.

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