The Psychology of Emotion in Restorative Practice

This is an impressive, thought-provoking and well-written book. It is a valuable contribution on the theory of Restorative thinking, justice and practice. The way in which the authors have cleverly translated theory into practice is both authentic and informative. This really comes alive through the sharing of real inspiring case studies, which allows us to access the theory in a way that translates into every day practice. I would recommend this book to all those wanting to understand Restorative Practice and its true value in society today and the future. -- Mark Finnis, Director, Mark Finnis Training and Consultancy and Trustee of Restorative Justice Council, UK This is a splendid contribution to clarifying what we know and what we do not yet understand about what makes restorative justice fail or succeed. While much research and reflective practice remains to be done to fill great voids in our understanding, this book takes big steps forward. It is at once theoretically sophisticated and practically useful. -- John Braithwaite, Distinguished Professor, Australian National University This books sets out to provide a theory to underpin restorative practice from a biological and evolutionary perspective. It also aims to illustrate the application of this theory in a number of contexts. This book demonstrates how the theory links to practice and how practitioners have used the theory in their work with offenders... This book gives a clear rationale for why restorative practice can reduce harm... We learn about how and when to respond through scripts learnt by repeated experiences of stimulus-affect-response patterns with support from our cognitive systems... This book address the important role of facilitating emotional expression and sharing the theoretical underpinning of the process with clients... I feel the book's greatest impact could be for those working with young people in schools for difficulties such as attachment disorders, mental health difficulties and learning difficulties in order to give the students and those working with them the skills they need to manage their emotional and promote relationship building and act as prevention for further destructive behaviour patterns. It is therefore fitting that it is with this context that the book concludes -- Nina Robinson, Trainee Educational Psychologist SEBDA This is far one of the most interesting books I have read on restorative justice recently. I recommend it to anyone with an open mind to the many possibilities that restorative justice can bring both in relation to how we resolve criminal conflicts, but also conflicts within ourselves, between our friends and families... between our mind an soul. Internet Journal of Restorative Justice (IJRJ)