Kaptein (University of Amsterdam) and Malsch (Leiden University) present updated papers from a December 2000 conference held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, along with additional essays written for this collection, considering restorative justice, its relationships to current criminal justice systems, and its possible benefits for victims and offenders. Contributors in law, psychiatry, philosophy, and the social sciences, from Canada, the UK, and The Netherlands, discuss questions such as the rights and needs of victims, the relationship between criminal law and tort law, and victims and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)