This book brings together a selection of papers originally presented and discussed at the fourth international restorative justice conference, held at the University of Tbingen. The contributors include many of the leading authorities in the burgeoning field of restorative justice, and they provide a comprehensive review of developing international practice and directions, and the context in which restorative justice practices are developing. Restorative Justice in Context moves beyond a focus on restorative justice for juveniles to a broader concern with the application of restorative justic. Read more... Cover; Title information; Contents; 1. Multi-probem violent youth: a challenge for the restorative justice paradigm; 2. Making variation a virtue: evaluating the potential and limits of restorative justice; 3. New developments in restorative justice to handle family violence; 4. Conflict resolution and peer mediation: a pilot proggramme in Munich secondary schools; 5. How restorative justice is able to transcend the prison walls: a discussion of the 'restorative detention' project. 6. Victims of severe violence in dialogue with the offender: key principles, practices, outcomes and implications7. Corporations, crime and restorative justice; 8. Rrestorative justice and corporate regulation; 9. Confession, apology, repentance adn settlement out-of-court in the Japanese criminal justice system -- is Japan a model of restorative justice?; 10. Legal rules and safeguards within Belgian mediation practices for juveniles; 11. Re-offending after victim-offender mediation in juvenile court proceedings; 12. C