After the crime : the power of restorative justice dialogues between victims and violent offenders / Susan L. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Susan L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Restorative justice--Case studies.

Restorative justice.

Victims of crimes--Case studies.

Victims of crimes.

Criminals--Rehabilitation--Case studies.

Criminals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

2012 Winner of the Outstanding Book Award presented by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Outstanding Academic Title from 2011 by Choice MagazineToo 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.

Contents:

Tossing turkeys and other stories: what do they say about crime and punishment?

Getting personal: the power of storytelling

Donna and Jamel: living in different prisons

Allison and James: from horror to gratitude

Laurie and Paul: emerging from a cocoon

Melissa and Steven: losing innocence

Scott and Bruce: thou shalt not?

Leigh and Jenny: lives interrupted

Julie and Kevin: in memoriam

Kathleen and Wayne: a mother's love

Chris and Brett: misguided chivalry

The importance of storytelling for restorative justice

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9780814770382

081477038X

9780814728741

081472874X

9780814761434

0814761437

OCLC:

779828449