Howard Zehr is the father of Restorative Justice and is known worldwide for
his pioneering work in transforming understandings of justice. Here he proposes
workable principles and practices for making Restorative Justice possible in
this revised and updated edition of his bestselling, seminal book on the
movement. (The original edition has sold more than 110,000Â copies.) Restorative
Justice, with its emphasis on identifying the justice needs of everyone involved
in a crime, is a worldwide movement of growing influence that is helping victims
and communities heal, while holding criminals accountable for their actions.
This is not soft-on-crime, feel-good philosophy, but rather a concrete effort to
bring justice and healing to everyone involved in a crime. In The Little Book of
Restorative Justice, Zehr first explores how restorative justice is different
from criminal justice. Then, before letting those appealing observations drift
out of reach into theoretical space, Zehr presents Restorative Justice
practices. Zehr undertakes a massive and complex subject and puts it in
graspable from, without reducing or trivializing it.
This resource is also suitable for academic classes and workshops, for
conferences and trainings, as well as for the layperson interested in
understanding this innovative and influential movement.
Author Biography
Howard Zehr directed the first victim offender conferencing program in the U.S.
and is one of the original developers of restorative justice as a concept.
AÂ prolific writer and editor, speaker, educator, and photojournalist, Zehr has
spoken and trained others throughout North America and in more than 25Â other
countries, including Brazil, Japan, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, the Ukraine, and
New Zealand, where a restorative approach in the juvenile justice system has led
to a dramatic drop in youth crime. Zehr is Distinguished Professor of
Restorative Justice and co-director of the Zehr Institute for Restorative
Justice at Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Virginia). Zehr received
his B.A. from Morehouse College, his M.A. from the University of Chicago, and
his Ph.D. from Rutgers University. He lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia.