TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Contextualizing Restorative Justice for Hate Crime JO - Journal of interpersonal violence A1 - Gavrielides, Theo SP - 3624 EP - 3643 VL - 27 IS - 18 N2 - The application of restorative justice (RJ) with hate crime remains an underdeveloped field of research, policy, and practice. This article aims to advance the understanding of these two areas of inquiry: RJ and hate crime. It is known that while most hate incidents involve minor, punishable offenses, their impact can be long lasting and detrimental to victims and affected communities. The article investigates how RJ is conceptualized within the hate crime context. The findings are based on a 3-year research program, which combined theoretical analysis, literature review, and U.K.-focused field research that was carried out through a combination of qualitative methods. These included semistructured interviews with an expert sample of practitioners and policy makers as well as focus groups with young victims and offenders of hate incidents. Direct observation was also carried out with two RJ practices.

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LA - en SN - 0886-2605 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260512447575 ID - ref1 ER -