Paper Title
Restorative Justice for Sexual Violence: Repairing Victims, Building Community, and Holding Offenders Accountable
Keywords
- Restorative Justice
- Sexual Violence
- Victim-Centered Approach
- Community-Based Justice
- Offender Accountability
- Acquaintance Rape
- Nonpenetration Sexual Offenses
- Criminal Justice Reform
- RESTORE Program
- Victim Healing
- Community Reintegration
- Perpetrator Rehabilitation
- Harm Repair
- Justice System Limitations
- Trauma-Informed Response
- Sexual Assault
- Consent
- Victim Impact
- Trauma
- Abuse
- Rape
- Survivor
- Sexual Harassment
- Consent Education
- Sexual Violence Prevention
- Accountability
- Perpetrator
- Victim Blaming
- #MeToo Movement
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Coercion
- Power Dynamics
- Consent Violations
- Sexual Abuse Recovery
- Psychological Impact
- Healing
- Advocacy
- Legal Response
- Support Services
- Sexual Trauma Recovery
- Survivor Empowerment
- Trauma-Informed Care
- BDSM
- Kink
- Masturbation
- Gagged
- Wrap Gagged
- Stuff Gagged
- OTN
- OTM
- Tieable Mask
- Fantasy
- Sadism
- Mummification
Article Type
Research Article
Research Impact Tools
Publication Info
Volume: 989 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 384-396
Published On
January, 2006
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Abstract
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.
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