TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Possibility of sincere apology in restorative justice: when and how?
JO  - International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A1  - Suzuki, Masahiro
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - While apology has only a secondary role in restorative justice (RJ), an apology is prevalent in the RJ process. This is promising, but problematic is that there seems to be a gap in the perceived sincerity of apology between victims and offenders. Since less is known about why this gap exists, this paper extends our knowledge about under what conditions a sincere apology is possible in RJ. More specifically, this paper seeks to identify the key components of a sincere apology that are pertinent to RJ as well as the promoting and inhibiting factors for a sincere apology in RJ. This paper provides future research implications about the relationship between RJ and sincere apology.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-624X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X221132238
ID  - ref1
ER  -