Reviews : Forgiving Justice Tim Newell Quaker Home Service, 2000; pp160; £8.00, pbk
| Published date | 01 March 2001 |
| Date | 01 March 2001 |
| Author | David Mathieson |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455050104800124 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
description covenng 350 years of why
Quakers are mterested m criminal justice
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and contmues with an outline of current
issues and developments in criminal
justice (including many references to the
Probation Service). He pomts to the
&dquo;rhetonc which encouraged the use of
imprisonment and which led to an
unprecedented rise m
the prison
population&dquo;. He is critical of a change in
political direction at the end of 1992
leadmg to an approach to social issues and
criminal justice m particular based more
on exclusion. This is the spnngboard for
his exploration of a more inclusive system
of justice.
Forgiving Justice
He writes (as many others have done)
Tim Newell
about the philosophy and practice of
Quaker Home Service, 2000;
restorative justice and makes the subject
come alive with illustrations of
pp160; £8.00, pbk
restorative justice m action. He
Popular justice is without doubt
proposes a new way of dealmg with
retributive justice. Whether expressed as
offenders by means of an adjudicating
&dquo;an eye for an eye&dquo; or &dquo;lock ’em up and
process which should retam the
throw away the key&dquo;, the message is
&dquo;opportumty for condemning the crime
brutally clear. Just occasionally there
but mclude a way for forgiveness of the
seems to be scope for a different
offender&dquo;.
perspective - and there are always
Tim Newell recognises that the task of
individuals and groups seekmg out these
replacmg the largely retributive approach
opportumties to foster a different climate.
to criminal justice will require a
Tim Newell makes a bold
substantial change m public opmion and
contribution. Having been a prison
offers some suggestions for
governor since 1965 and a Quaker for the
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