Abstract
Problems in the criminal justice system response to date-acquaintance rape and misdemeanor sex crimes include (a) they are erroneously viewed as minor (b) perpetrators are not held accountable undermining deterrence; and (c) standard criminal justice practice traumatizes victims. RESTORE, a restorative justice-based alternative to civil and criminal process has been implemented in Pima County, Arizona USA. The program is described including step-by-step review of process from referral to completion. Jurisprudence critiques of applying restorative justice to sexual assault are examined. RESTORE adapted numerous alterations of standard conferencing practice to respond to concerns and create a victimdriven program. Conclusions appeal to advocates and policymakers to reenvision and enlarge the means to justice available for sex crimes.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199864331 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780195335484 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2010 |
Keywords
- Alternative justice
- Civil justice
- Conferencing
- Criminal justice
- Deterrence
- Feminism
- Rape
- Restorative justice
- Sex crimes
- Sexual assault
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences