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Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women
James . Ed(S): Ptacek
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Description for Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women
Hardback. Editor(s): Ptacek, James. Series: Interpersonal Violence. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFFE3; JFSJ1; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 579.
Despite significant accomplishments over the past 35 years, antiviolence activists know that justice for most abused women remains elusive. Most victims do not call the police or seek help from the courts, making it crucial to identify new ways for survivors to find justice. This path-breaking book examines new justice practices for victims that are being used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. These informal, dialogue-based practices, referred to as "restorative justice," seek to decrease the role of the state in responding to crime, and increase the involvement of communities in meeting the needs of victims and ... Read more
Despite significant accomplishments over the past 35 years, antiviolence activists know that justice for most abused women remains elusive. Most victims do not call the police or seek help from the courts, making it crucial to identify new ways for survivors to find justice. This path-breaking book examines new justice practices for victims that are being used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. These informal, dialogue-based practices, referred to as "restorative justice," seek to decrease the role of the state in responding to crime, and increase the involvement of communities in meeting the needs of victims and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Interpersonal Violence
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195335484
SKU
V9780195335484
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About James . Ed(S): Ptacek
James Ptacek has been working on the problem of men's violence against women for over twenty-five years. He has pursued this work in a variety of roles: as a batterers' counselor; a researcher; a teacher; and a trainer on institutional responses to domestic violence. His research has focused on how men who batter account for their violence; rape and battering ... Read more
Reviews for Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women
This book does not offer any easy answers, but it presents important academic and political analyses of the issues and practical examples of new ways of approaching that elusive goal of justice.
Rosemary Hunter, Times Higher Education Supplement
Rosemary Hunter, Times Higher Education Supplement