Remorse and Reparation

A comprehensive attempt to bring together forensic clinicians and those working within the criminal justice system, this text examines the complex relationship between remorse, shame, guilt and attempts at reparation. It asks such questions as: should a show of remorse by an offender be taken into account in sentencing ?; is there a correlation between the experience of remorse and a diminished likelihood of re-offending?; and is there a correlation between the experience and the expression of remorse?