Smith, R. (2014) ‘Reinventing Diversion’, Youth Justice, 14, 2, pp. 109-121
An article discussing the re-emergence of diversion as a central feature of youth justice in England and Wales from 2008 onwards. The article concludes that diversion in its new form may be driven by expediency as much as by a principled commitment to minimum intervention.

Johnstone, G. (2011) Restorative Justice (2nd edition), Abingdon, Routledge
This book provides a helpful introduction to key aspects of restorative justice and introduces a wide range of perspectives on its development as a significant innovation in resolving the problems associated with the commission of an offence.