Informal Justice in Divided Societies

Download or read book Informal Justice in Divided Societies written by C. Knox and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-10-23 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informal Justice in Divided Societies examines the ways in which paramilitary and vigilante activity are linked with controlling community crime in both Northern Ireland and South Africa. Drawing upon original research, Colin Knox and Rachel Monaghan analyze the agents of informal justice, its victims and why communities endorse this form of retribution. They conclude the book with a wider debate of the abuse of human rights suffered by many victims of community crime and tentatively highlight future policy implications.