Restorative justice for victims: inherent limits?

Restorative justice for victims of sexual assault

The Limits of Restorative Justice

Kathleen Daly is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University (Brisbane). She writes on gender, race, crime and justice; and on restorative justice and Indigenous justice. Her book, Gender, Crime, and Punishment (1994) received the Michael Hindelang award from the American Society of Criminology. From 1998 to 2004, she received three major Australian Research Council grant...

Restorative Justice Experiences Involving Child Victims

The previous chapter has argued that the rights and needs of children who have been victimized are not fully met when their cases are handled by the criminal justice system. Child victims need and deserve to take active part in the process that follows their victimization, or at least to have the choice to decide not to take part in it. Child victims need and deserve a fair process in which the...

Victims to Partners: A Child–Inclusive Approach in Restorative Justice

The generally positive results of restorative practices from a child–victim’s perspective discussed in Chapter 5 make it an attractive alternative to the criminal justice process. However, Chapter 5 also showed that restorative justice can harm children. Therefore, it would be wrong to include child victims in the ‘routine’ practice of restorative justice. Rather, it might be appropriate to cre...

Restorative Justice for Trayvon

Two cities. Two people of color fatally shot by those charged with security and law enforcement. Two communities torn apart across racial lines. One city reacts conventionally with criminal charges and court proceedings. The other similarly engages the legal system but additionally engages in a Restorative Circle, a restorative process designed to create conditions for mutual understanding and ...