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1 Restorative Just. 1 (2013)

handle is hein.journals/restjust1 and id is 1 raw text is: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5235/20504721.1.1.1 An adventure is taking off. Why Restorative Justice: An Internationaljournal? Ivo Aertsen, Stephan Parmentier, Inge Vanfraechem, Lode Walgrave and Estelle Zinsstag* The five authors, together with Gerry Johnstone (University of Hull, Book Review Editor), form the Editorial Team of RJIJ and are all based at the Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC), University of Leuven (Belgium). The idea of creating an international journal on restorative justice is not particularly new. In the last ten years, and even before that, ideas were exchanged and plans made on a number of occasions concerning the possibility of such an initiative. Various inter- national restorative justice organisations, practitioners and networks of researchers put forward proposals in this respect. However, the necessary human and financial resources and an appropriate environment to take up such an endeavour were simply lacking. That is, until recently. Today, following extensive consultation with and support from a large group of key international experts, but also with the professional guidance of a well-respected and visionary publisher, we are delighted to launch this journal. It is our belief that the time has come for an international medium offering in-depth, sophisticated and high-quality forms of communication about restorative justice the world over. Restorative justice has developed as a field of innovative ideas, evolving practices and research that is of crucial relevance to the way justice is done and, more broadly, to working towards a more just world. It is obvious indeed that restorative justice is expanding rapidly. Within a few dec- ades it has grown from a little-known idiom to a broad and ever 'widening river' (Zehr, 2002: 62) of innovative practices and empirical evaluations, and has become a cen- tral issue in theoretical, legal and socio-ethical debates. While its origins can be traced back to seeking 'alternative' ways of dealing with minor juvenile delinquency in North America, nowadays restorative justice practices are applied to an increasingly wide range of crimes in all parts of the world. They are no longer limited to petty or non-violent crimes, but extend to cases of serious attacks on the physical and moral integrity of * We wish to thank Monique Anderson for re-reading our text with great care. Restorative Justice: An International Journal EDITORIAL (2013) vol l issue lI 1

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