Adult Restorative Justice and Gendered Violence: Practitioner and Service Provider Viewpoints from Queensland, Australia
Griffith Criminology Institute, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4122, Australia
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Laws 2021, 10(1), 13; https://doi.org/10.3390/laws10010013
Received: 11 January 2021
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Revised: 9 February 2021
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Accepted: 10 February 2021
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Published: 17 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Criminology and Criminal Justice)
This paper presents findings from a study exploring the experiences and viewpoints of conventional criminal justice actors, social and legal service providers, and restorative justice (RJ) conference facilitators/convenors regarding the use of adult RJ conferencing in cases of intimate partner, domestic, family (IPDFV) and sexual violence (SV). Results indicated strong views about what IPDFV/SV victims needed from a system of justice, perceived failings of conventional justice systems in this regard, and the potential of RJ to deliver more efficacious justice. Nevertheless, using RJ in these cases posed concerns and challenges. Research participants identified steps that could be taken to overcome these issues through an RJ best practice framework underpinned by a victim-centred approach committed to victim empowerment, safety, healing, and practitioner training.
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Keywords:
restorative justice; domestic violence; family violence; intimate partner violence; sexual violence; gendered violence
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Jeffries, S.; Wood, W.R.; Russell, T. Adult Restorative Justice and Gendered Violence: Practitioner and Service Provider Viewpoints from Queensland, Australia. Laws 2021, 10, 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws10010013
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Jeffries S, Wood WR, Russell T. Adult Restorative Justice and Gendered Violence: Practitioner and Service Provider Viewpoints from Queensland, Australia. Laws. 2021; 10(1):13. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws10010013
Chicago/Turabian StyleJeffries, Samantha, William R. Wood, and Tristan Russell. 2021. "Adult Restorative Justice and Gendered Violence: Practitioner and Service Provider Viewpoints from Queensland, Australia" Laws 10, no. 1: 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws10010013
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