Restorative Justice For Domestic Violence Victims

Author : Marilyn Fernandez
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739148068

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Restorative Justice for Domestic Violence Victims by Marilyn Fernandez Pdf

Restorative Justice for Domestic Violence Victims uses a rich and detailed set of interviews and complementary survey data to make a strong case for introducing restorative justice principles into the existing menu of services for victims of domestic violence. Guided primarily by concerns of victim safety, domestic violence theorists and practitioners have been wary of introducing restorative justice principled programs in the domestic violence arena. While remaining cognizant of safety concerns, Marilyn Fernandez weaves together the theories, concepts, and research in the restorative justice and domestic violence traditions and uses the voices of domestic violence victims to make a case for restorative justice programs. In the process, Fernandez helps readers, academicians, students, and practitioners, understand the complex nature of domestic violence and the lives of its victims.

Author : Heather Strang,John Braithwaite
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-07-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0521521653

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Restorative Justice and Family Violence by Heather Strang,John Braithwaite Pdf

This 2002 book addresses one of the most controversial topics in restorative justice: its potential for dealing with conflicts within families. Most restorative justice programs specifically exclude family violence as an appropriate offence to be dealt with this way. This book focuses on the issues in family violence that may warrant special caution about restorative justice, in particular, feminist and indigenous concerns. At the same time it looks for ways of designing a place for restorative interventions that respond to these concerns. Further, it asks whether there are ways that restorative processes can contribute to reducing and preventing family violence, to healing its survivors and to confronting the wellsprings of this violence. The book discusses the shortcomings of the present criminal justice response to family violence. It suggests that these shortcomings require us to explore other ways of addressing this apparently intractable problem.

Author : James Ptacek
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199887330

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Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women by James Ptacek Pdf

Controversial and forward-thinking, this volume presents a much-needed analysis of restorative justice practices in cases of violence against women. Advocates, community activists, and scholars will find the theoretical perspectives and vivid case descriptions presented here to be invaluable tools for creating new ways for abused women to find justice.

Author : Anne Hayden,Loraine Gelsthorpe,Allison Morris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317186885

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A Restorative Approach to Family Violence by Anne Hayden,Loraine Gelsthorpe,Allison Morris Pdf

This volume provides an essential update on current thinking, practice and research into the use of restorative justice in the area of family violence. It contains contemporary empirical, theoretical and practical perspectives on the use of restorative justice for intimate partner and family violence, including sexual violence and elder abuse. Whilst raising issues relating to the implications of reporting, it provides a fresh look at victims’ issues as well as providing accounts of those who have participated in restorative justice processes and who have been victims of abusive relationships. Contributions are included from a wide range of perspectives to provide a balanced approach that is not simply polemic or advocating. Rather, the book genuinely raises the issue for debate, with the advantage of bringing into the open new research which has not been widely published previously. Given its unique experience in the development of restorative justice, the book includes empirical studies relating to New Zealand, contextualized within the global situation by the inclusion of perspectives on practices in the UK, Australia and North America. This book will be key reading for people who work with violent offending of a family nature as well as for those who are interested in the study of family violence.

Author : Theo Gavrielides
Publisher : RJ4All Publications
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-28
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781911634997

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A practitioner's guide to implementing restorative justice: Intimate Partner Violence & Domestic Violence by Theo Gavrielides Pdf

This Practitioners’ Guide is a practical tool for those who want to apply restorative justice practices to cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) including domestic violence (DV). This step-by-step, evidence-based guide can be used where harm has come to the attention of the criminal justice system or community-based restorative justice services. The Guide is relevant independently of the chosen restorative justice practice (e.g. direct/ indirect mediation, family group conferencing, circles). Due to the complex nature of DV and IPV cases, it is expected that this Guide is also applicable in less complex cases including violence against property and the person, theft, youth violence and anti-social behaviour. This up-to-date Guide was put together following original and desk-based research (Gavrielides, 2023; 2019), and with the aim of helping practitioners to create a safe and competent restorative dialogue when managing IPV and DV cases. It draws from the principles of the European Commission’s Victims’ Directive and human rights standards drawn from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The research behind this Guide was partly funded by the European Commission and is endorsed by the Restorative Justice for All International Institute. It targets European audiences and practitioners both within and outside of the criminal justice system. To cite this ebook: Gavrielides, T. (2024). A Practitioner’s Guide To Implementing Restorative Justice. Intimate Partner Violence & Domestic Violence. London: RJ4All Publications, ISBN: 978-1-911634-99-7. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18070.73280

Author : Tali Gal
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199876822

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Child Victims and Restorative Justice by Tali Gal Pdf

With its unique human-rights perspective on the study of childhood victimization and an innovative, child-inclusive restorative justice model, this book promises to be a touchstone for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers concerned with children's well-being in the aftermath of crime and violence.

Author : Jo-Anne M. Wemmers
Publisher : Kugler Publications
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : 9062991440

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Victims in the Criminal Justice System by Jo-Anne M. Wemmers Pdf

Author : Inge Vanfraechem,Daniela Bolívar Fernández,Ivo Aertsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135092900

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Victims and Restorative Justice by Inge Vanfraechem,Daniela Bolívar Fernández,Ivo Aertsen Pdf

Restorative justice aims to address the consequences of crime by encouraging victims and offenders to communicate and discuss the harm caused by the crime that has been committed. In the majority of cases, restorative justice is facilitated by direct and indirect dialogue between victims and offenders, but it also includes support networks and sometimes involves professionals such as police, lawyers, social workers or prosecutors and judges. In theory, the victim is a core participant in restorative justice and the restoration of the harm is a first concern. In practice, questions arise as to whether the victim is actively involved in the process, what restoration may entail, whether there is a risk of secondary victimisation and whether the victim is truly at the heart of the restorative response, or whether the offender remains the focal point of attention. Using a combination of victimological literature and empirical data from a European research project, this book considers the role and the position of the victim in restorative justice practices, focusing on legislative, organisational and institutional frameworks of victim-offender mediation and conferencing programmes at a national and local level, as well as the victims’ personal needs and experiences. The findings are essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of justice, victimology and law. The publication will also be valuable to policymakers and professionals such as social workers, lawyers and mediators.

Author : Eve S. Buzawa,Carl G. Buzawa,Evan D. Stark
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1059 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781506300801

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Responding to Domestic Violence by Eve S. Buzawa,Carl G. Buzawa,Evan D. Stark Pdf

A fresh look at the response to domestic violence in the United States today. This new edition of the bestselling Responding to Domestic Violence explores the response to domestic violence today, not only by the criminal justice system, but also by public and non-profit social service and health care agencies. After providing a brief theoretical overview of the causes of domestic violence and its prevalence in our society, the authors cover such key topics as barriers to intervention, variations in arrest practices, the role of state and federal legislation, and case prosecution. Focusing on both victims and offenders, the book includes unique chapters on models for judicial intervention, domestic violence and health, and children and domestic violence. In addition, this edition provides an in-depth discussion of the concept of coercive control in domestic violence and its importance in understanding victim needs. Finally, this volume includes international perspectives in order to broaden the reader′s understanding of alternative responses to the problem of domestic violence.

Author : Tali Gal,Ṭali Gal
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199744718

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Child Victims and Restorative Justice by Tali Gal,Ṭali Gal Pdf

Children are the group most likely to be victimized yet least likely to report the crimes against them. Because of their unique vulnerability, an elaborate set of protections tries to secure their safety at home, in school, and in the community, yet they often experience further trauma inside the very criminal justice system designed to punish those who harm them. Such a system can leave child victims without emotional healing and a sense of justice because it does not consider the full scope of their wishes, interests, and rights. This failure can be attributed to the system's tendency to view children as objects of protection instead of legitimate rights-holders.Here, using a nuanced, multi-dimensional theory of children's interrelated rights and needs vis a vis victimization, Tali Gal presents an innovative restorative justice model for repairing harms and rebuilding relationships in the wake of crimes against children. It validates empirically documented children's needs--such as telling their stories, asking questions, and a sense of autonomy and control over the proceedings--and holds their associated and often-overlooked rights--such as rehabilitation and their overarching best interests-paramount. The rich theoretical underpinnings of the book are vividly illustrated by examples of successful restorative justice programs involving children (including the highly controversial inclusion of child victims of sexual assault). In addition, a set of eight heuristics provides a convenient reference for restorative justice programs to ensure that they safeguard the full range of child victims' needs and rights at all times.With its unique human-rights perspective on the study of childhood victimization and an innovative, child-inclusive restorative justice model, this book promises to be a touchstone for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers concerned with children's well-being in the aftermath of crime and violence.

Author : Estelle Zinsstag,Marie Keenan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317247500

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Restorative Responses to Sexual Violence by Estelle Zinsstag,Marie Keenan Pdf

Sexual violence, in all its forms, is a crime for which anecdotal accounts and scholarly reports suggest victims in their great majority do not receive adequate ‘justice’ or redress. The theory and practice of restorative justice is rapidly developing and offers some well-argued new avenues for dealings with crime in general. It has the potential to be extended to cases of sexual violence and a number of small scale programmes are already underway across the world. Restorative Responses to Sexual Violence examines this innovative justice paradigm in more depth in the particular context of sexual trauma and violence in order to establish the empirical realities of restorative justice approaches in cases of sexual violence, and considers how such approaches could be developed adequately in the future. This book is divided into two parts, each representing a key area of research and practice: theoretical and conceptual frameworks, and justice and therapeutic perspectives. This international collection brings together leading expert scholars and practitioners to offer both theoretical and practical perspectives on restorative justice and sexual violence. This book will be of interest to researchers in the field of law, criminology, psychology, social science, social work and psychotherapy, as well as practitioners in the fields of criminal justice, restorative justice and sex offender and victim trauma therapies.

Author : Leigh Goodmark
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520968295

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Decriminalizing Domestic Violence by Leigh Goodmark Pdf

Decriminalizing Domestic Violence asks the crucial, yet often overlooked, question of why and how the criminal legal system became the primary response to intimate partner violence in the United States. It introduces readers, both new and well versed in the subject, to the ways in which the criminal legal system harms rather than helps those who are subjected to abuse and violence in their homes and communities, and shares how it drives, rather than deters, intimate partner violence. The book examines how social, legal, and financial resources are diverted into a criminal legal apparatus that is often unable to deliver justice or safety to victims or to prevent intimate partner violence in the first place. Envisioned for both courses and research topics in domestic violence, family violence, gender and law, and sociology of law, the book challenges readers to understand intimate partner violence not solely, or even primarily, as a criminal law concern but as an economic, public health, community, and human rights problem. It also argues that only by viewing intimate partner violence through these lenses can we develop a balanced policy agenda for addressing it. At a moment when we are examining our national addiction to punishment, Decriminalizing Domestic Violence offers a thoughtful, pragmatic roadmap to real reform.

Author : Ramona Alaggia,Cathy Vine
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781554588503

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Cruel but Not Unusual by Ramona Alaggia,Cathy Vine Pdf

Violence in families and intimate relationships affects a significant proportion of the population—from very young children to the elderly—with far-reaching and often devastating consequences. Cruel but Not Unusual draws on the expertise of scholars and practitioners to present readers with the latest research and thinking about the history, conditions, and impact of violence in these contexts. For this new edition, chapters have been updated to reflect changes in data and legislation. New chapters include an examination of trauma from a neurobiological perspective; a critical analysis of the “gender symmetry debate,” a debate that questions the gendered nature of intimate violence; and an essay on the history and evolution of the women’s movement dedicated to addressing violence against women, which advances theoretical developments that remind readers of the breadth of inclusivity that should be at the heart of working in this field.

Author : Marian Liebmann
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781843100744

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Restorative Justice by Marian Liebmann Pdf

Provides an accessible introduction to the philosophy of restorative justice and its application in a wide range of settings, demonstrating how it can help to rehabilitate both victims and offenders when harm has been done.

Author : Susan L. Miller
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814761434

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After the Crime by Susan L. Miller Pdf

Too often, the criminal justice system silences victims, which leaves them frustrated, angry, and with many unanswered questions. Despite their rage and pain, many victims want the opportunity to confront their offenders and find resolution. After the Crime explores a victim-offender dialogue program that offers victims of severe violence an opportunity to meet face-to-face with their incarcerated offenders. Using rich in-depth interview data, the book follows the harrowing stories of crimes of stranger rape, domestic violence, marital rape, incest, child sexual abuse, murder, and drunk driving, ultimately moving beyond story-telling to provide an accessible scholarly analysis of restorative justice. Susan Miller argues that the program has significantly helped the victims who chose to face their offenders in very concrete, transformative ways. Likewise, the offenders have also experienced positive changes in their lives in terms of creating greater accountability and greater victim empathy. After the Crime explores their transformative experiences with restorative justice, vividly illustrating how one program has worked in conjunction with the criminal justice system in order to strengthen victim empowerment.