“Obviously it's for the victim to decide” : restorative justice for sexual and family violence from the perspective of second-wave anti-rape activists

Gang, Daye

“Obviously it's for the victim to decide” : restorative justice for sexual and family violence from the perspective of second-wave anti-rape activists Daye Gang, Maggie Kirkman and Bebe Loff - Sage, 2024 - Violence Against Women .

Violence Against Women, 2024, 30(12-13), 3187-3210

While the appropriateness of restorative justice for sexual and family violence continues to experience worldwide feminist debate, these programs already exist. We thematically analyzed the transcripts of former members of a second-wave feminist antirape organization in Australia to ascertain their perspectives on a victim-centered conferencing model. They provided informed and valuable insights drawn from their decades of advocacy. Participants supported restorative justice in principle, stressing respect for victims’ agency and independence in all policies and program designs. Their reservations, consistent with concerns in the literature, related to meeting victims’ needs within a constrained system rather than principled opposition to the concept. (Authors' abstract). Record #8929


ATTITUDES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FAMILY VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SUPPORT SERVICES
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
VICTIMES OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE


INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA