Dr. Ian D. Marder is Assistant Professor in Criminology at Maynooth University in the Republic of Ireland, where he teaches restorative justice, policing and victimology, chairs the MA in Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice, and is Director of Outreach and Engagement for the School of Law and Criminology. His research explores the development and implementation of restorative justice and restorative practices in the criminal justice, higher education and community sectors. He is a coordinator of Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change, a project in which partners from ten European countries are collaborating to implement restorative justice in criminal justice settings. Ian is also an active member of the European Forum for Restorative Justice.