At a time when our country is poignantly feeling the limitations of traditional approaches to justice, Creating Restorative Justice is a much-needed volume. Restorative justice, which emphasizes the harm that is inflicted on all parties when criminal or social violations occur, focuses on relationships that can transform perpetrators, victims, and society as a whole. The book centers communication to illuminate not only how restorative justice happens, but how social conversations about justice create its very existence. It is my fervent hope that this book is widely read and inspires continued understanding, practice, and research of restorative justice.

Jessica Jameson, North Carolina State University

The 2020 explosion of digital restorative justice makes this book timely in taking a communication approach to restorative justice. It is insightful not only on the possibilities and limits of digital restorative justice, but on the communication fundamentals of the framework across the board. The book eloquently makes the case that a communication approach requires restorative research that emphasises narrative and ritual. It shows that communicative exchange is key to understanding and tempering power in justice systems. A rich and refreshing engagement with justice that is restorative.

John Braithwaite, Australian National University