Action research in criminal justice : restorative justice approaches in intercultural settings / edited by Inge Vanfraechem and Ivo Aertsen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Alternative understandings of justice and security through restorative justice approaches / Inge Vanfraechem -- 1. Action research in intercultural settings and restorative justice: setting the scene / Ivo Aertsen -- 2. Visualizing action research in the alternative context / Ida Hydle -- Partof action research in alternative: Experiences from four countries / Dóra Szegő -- 4. Getting involved and remaining distant: On action research in Vienna / Katrin Kremmel and Christa Pelikan -- 5. Turning resistance to cooperation: Action research in Hungary / Dóra Szegő, Gabriella Benedek and Éva Győrfi -- 6. Conflicts, victimisation and restorative justice in intercultural settings: An example of action research in Serbia / Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović, Sanja Ćopić, Nikola Petrović and Bejan Šaćiri -- 7. Working across frontiers: Community based restorative justice in Northern Ireland / Tim Chapman, Hugh Campbell, Derick Wilson and Philip McCready -- 8. Qualitative comparative analysis / Mario Ragazzi -- Conclusion: Action research through restorative justice / Inge Vanfraechem and Ivo Aertsen.

"The European project ALTERNATIVE aimed to understand justice and security experiences related to conflicts in intercultural settings, when citizens are given the means to actively contribute to these processes. This book relates how the project was set up as an action research through the concrete description of four action sites: social housing estates in Vienna, Austria; a small community in Hungary with a Roma population; three border towns in Serbia; and three communities in Northern Ireland."--Publisher's website.