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Zusatztext 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. Informationen zum Autor 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 on college campuses; and battered women's experiences seeking help from the courts. His current work addresses the class dimensions of intimate violence, and applications of restorative justice to violence against women and children. Klappentext Controversial and forward-thinking, this volume presents a much-needed analysis of restorative justice practices in cases of violence against women. Advocates, community activists, and scholars will find the theoretical perspectives and vivid case descriptions presented here to be invaluable tools for creating new ways for abused women to find justice. Zusammenfassung Controversial and forward-thinking, this volume presents a much-needed analysis of restorative justice practices in cases of violence against women. Advocates, community activists, and scholars will find the theoretical perspectives and vivid case descriptions presented here to be invaluable tools for creating new ways for abused women to find justice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Overview: Restorative Justice and Feminist Activism 1.: Resisting Co-Optation: Three Feminist Challenges to Anti-Violence Work, James Ptacek Part II. Critical Perspectives on Restorative Justice in Cases of Violence Against Women 2.: The Role of Restorative Justice in the Battered Women's Movement, Loretta Frederick and Kristine C. Lizdas 3.: At Cross Roads or Cross Purposes?: Aboriginal Women and Political Pursuit in Canadian Sentencing Circles, Rashmi Goel 4.: A Community of One's Own?: When Women Speak to Power About Restorative Justice, Pamela Rubin 5.: Restorative Justice, Gendered Violence, and Indigenous Women, Julie Stubbs 6.: Restorative Justice for Domestic and Family Violence:Hopes and Fears of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian Women, Heather Nancarrow 7.: Restorative Justice and Youth Violence Toward Parents, Kathleen Daly and Heather Nancarrow Part III. From Critique to New Possibilities: Innovative Feminist Projects 8.: Opening Conversations Across Cultural, Gender, and Generational Divides: Family and Community Engagement to Stop Violence Against Women and Children, Joan Pennell and Mimi Kim 9.: Alternative Interventions to Intimate Violence: Defining Political and Pragmatic Challenges, Mimi Kim 10.: Restorative Justice for Acquaintance Rape and Misdemeanor Sex Crimes, Mary P. Koss 11.: Restorative Justice and Gendered Violence in New Zealand: A Glimmer of Hope, Shirley Jülich 12.: Beyond Restorative Justice: Radical Organizing Against Violence, Andrea Smith ...
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Controversial and forward-thinking, this volume presents a much-needed analysis of restorative justice practices in cases of violence against women. Advocates, community activists, and scholars will find the theoretical perspectives and vivid case descriptions presented here to be invaluable tools for creating new ways for abused women to find justice.
