TY - CHAP AB - Advocates of restorative justice have recently argued that this reform movement is ideologically diverse, perhaps because the potential for program expansion and the realization of funding support is largely dependent on mainstream normative criminal justice system processes. This chapter examines the ideological underpinnings that shape restorative programming to the conclusion that restorative justice is philosophically liberal. The liberal agenda of the restorative justice paradigm is assessed in terms of implications for societal benefit, traditional justice system goals, and the future of restorative justice. Unintended and counterproductive consequences of the left-leaning nature of restorative justice are considered with particular emphasis on accountability. It is argued that the establishment of accountability-based theoretical research programs is necessary in order to further both theoretical and programmatic restorative justice initiatives. VL - 11 SN - 978-0-7623-1455-3, 978-1-84950-559-8/1521-6136 DO - 10.1016/S1521-6136(08)00411-9 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/S1521-6136(08)00411-9 AU - Mitchell Miller J. AU - Gibson Christopher L. AU - Byrd John ED - Holly Ventura Miller PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - Getting beyond the liberal feel-good: Toward an accountability-based theoretical research program for restorative justice T2 - Restorative Justice: from Theory to Practice T3 - Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 261 EP - 278 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -