THE PAPERS IN THIS VOLUME ARE ORGANIZED AROUND COMMON THEMES. THE FIRST SET EXAMINES THE ROLE OF RESTITUTION IN RELATION TO COMMONLY PERCEIVED PURPOSES OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. THERE IS NO GENERAL AGREEMENT ABOUT THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF RESTITUTION, AND DIFFERENT EMPHASIS -- BOTH PUNITIVE AND REHABILITATIVE -- IS FOUND IN THE PAPERS. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RELEVANCE AND USE OF RESTITUTION FOR THE SYSTEM PURPOSES OF DETERRENCE, REHABILITATION, AND PUNISHMENT ARE ADDRESSED. THERAPEUTIC USES OF RESTITUTION ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE PAPERS IN THE SECOND SECTION CONSIDER RESTITUTION FROM A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE. EQUITY THEORIES ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO THE OPERATIONAL USE OF RESTITUTION, AND PROGRAM IMPLICATIONS ARE DRAWN. CENTRAL CONCEPTS OF EQUITABLE AND INEQUITABLE RELATIONSHIPS RELATIVE TO THE CONCEPT OF HARM-DOING ARE DISCUSSED, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE SPECIFIC PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES FOLLOWING FROM THE NOTION OF HARM-DOING AND RESTORATION OF EQUITY. THE RELEVANCE OF RESTITUTION AS A METHOD FOR REDUCING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS RESULTING FROM INEQUITABLE RELATIONSHIPS IS GIVEN SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. THE THIRD SECTION OF THE VOLUME CONCERNS RESTITUTION AND THE CRIME VICTIM. AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIELD OF VICTIMOLOGY IS PRESENTED WHICH SUGGESTS THAT RESTITUTION HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR INTEGRATING THE VICTIM INTO THE OPERATION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE ISSUES OF VICTIM INVOLVEMENT IN THE ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION PROCESS AND THE STRUCTURING OF DIRECT VICTIM AND OFFENDER CONTACTS IN SENTENCING AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT ARE ADDRESSED. RESTITUTION RESEARCH IS DEALT WITH IN THE NEXT SECTION; PAPERS EVALUATING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN RESTITUTION PROGRAMMING, ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF RESTITUTION, AND A REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING RESEARCH ARE PRESENTED. A DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AND FINANCIAL RESTITUTION IS PRESENTED IN TWO SECTIONS. THREE SERVICE PROGRAMS AND THREE MONETARY PROGRAMS IN OPERATION IN DIFFERENT STATES ARE STUDIED IN DETAIL. THE FINAL SECTION CONSIDERS THEORETICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC CONCERNS IN RESTITUTION, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED. A BIBLIOGRAPHY, AN INDEX, AND NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS ARE PROVIDED.