Redemptive Criminology / / Aaron Pycroft, Clemens Bartollas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
• VerfasserIn: Pycroft, Aaron,; Bartollas, Clemens,
• MitwirkendeR: Millie, Andrew,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Bristol University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: New Horizons in Criminology
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (160 p.) :; 2 Black and White
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Preface --; Series Editor Preface --; Introduction --; Immanence and Spaces of Possibility --; The Dynamics of Forgiveness --; Apprehending the Victim --; Gifting Repentance --; Actualization --; The Redemptive Practitioner --; Conclusion --; Notes --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781529203523; 9783111196770
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Aaron Pycroft, Clemens Bartollas.

Drawing on criminology, philosophy and theology, this book develops a theory of ‘redemptive criminology’ for practice in criminal justice settings. The therapeutic impulse for the text is a focus on the individual practitioner’s ability to embrace difference with the other, to resist harsh penal measures and to bring about change from ‘the bottom up’. By challenging concepts and practices of rehabilitation, the authors argue for the possibility of redemption and for forgiveness as the starting point. Using real-life examples and an interpretative approach, the book explores the connections between victims, perpetrators and the community. The text articulates challenges for the justice system and offers new insights into punishment and retribution.