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Restorative Justice for Sexual Violence
Author(s) -
KOSS MARY P.,
BACHAR KAREN J.,
HOPKINS C. QUINCE
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07320.x
Subject(s) - sexual violence , restorative justice , criminology , psychology , economic justice , medical emergency , political science , medicine , law
A bstract : Problems in criminal justice system response to date and acquaintance rape, and the nonpenetration sexual offenses are identified: (1) these crimes are often markers of a career of sexual offense, yet they are widely viewed as minor; (2) perpetrators of these crimes are now held accountable in ways that reduce their future threat of sex offending; and (3) current criminal justice response to these crimes disappoints and traumatizes victims and families. In response to these identified problems, we are implementing and evaluating RESTORE, an innovative victim‐driven, community‐based restorative justice program. Restorative justice views crime as harm for which the person responsible must be held accountable in meaningful ways. RESTORE uses a community conference to involve the victim, offender, and both parties' family and friends in a face‐to‐face dialogue directed at identifying the harm, and developing a plan for repair, rehabilitation, and reintegration into the community.