In the UK and elsewhere, restorative justice and policing are core components of a range of university programmes; however, currently no such text exists on the intersection of these two areas of study. This book draws together these diverse theoretical perspectives to provide an innovative, knowledge-rich text that is essential reading for all those engaged with the evolution and practice of restorative policing.

This pathbreaking book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses on restorative justice, policing and crime control, as well as professionals interested in the implementation of restorative practices in the police force.

Kerry Clamp is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the Department of Social Sciences and Psychology at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Leeds in 2010 and also holds degrees from the University of Sheffield and the University of South Africa. Her research agenda focuses on the intersections of restorative justice and transitional justice, and of restorative justice and policing.

Craig Paterson is a Principal Lecturer in Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. His teaching and research interests include surveillance and commercial crime control, policing, crime prevention and criminological theory.

1. Restorative policing and policing reform: An introduction, 2. Restorative justice concepts and the operational policing environment, 3. Tracing restorative policing: The Wagga Wagga Model in action, 4. Interrogating restorative policing: Cynical and enthusiastic accounts, 5. The evolving landscape of criminal justice and policing, 6. Towards a 'transformative' vision of restorative policing: building, 7. Initiating change 'from above' and 'from below': Towards an implementation strategy for restorative policing, 8. Reframing the research agenda for restorative policing.