After the Crime : : The Power of Restorative Justice Dialogues between Victims and Violent Offenders / / Susan L. Miller.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Miller, Susan L.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

2012 Winner of the Outstanding Book Award presented by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Outstanding Academic Title from 2011 by Choice MagazineToo often, the criminal justice system silences victims, which leaves them frustrated, angry, and with many unanswered questions. Despite their rage and pain, many victims want the opportunity to confront their offenders and find resolution. After the Crime explores a victim-offender dialogue program that offers victims of severe violence an opportunity to meet face-to-face with their incarcerated offenders. Using rich in-depth interview data, the book follows the harrowing stories of crimes of stranger rape, domestic violence, marital rape, incest, child sexual abuse, murder, and drunk driving, ultimately moving beyond story-telling to provide an accessible scholarly analysis of restorative justice. Susan Miller argues that the program has significantly helped the victims who chose to face their offenders in very concrete, transformative ways. Likewise, the offenders have also experienced positive changes in their lives in terms of creating greater accountability and greater victim empathy. After the Crime explores their transformative experiences with restorative justice, vividly illustrating how one program has worked in conjunction with the criminal justice system in order to strengthen victim empowerment.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. Foundations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Tossing Turkeys and Other Stories -- 3. Getting Personal -- PART II. Victim and Offender Stories -- 4. Donna and Jamel -- 5. Allison and James -- 6. Laurie and Paul -- 7. Melissa and Steven -- 8. Scott and Bruce -- 9. Leigh and Jenny -- 10. Julie and Kevin -- 11. Kathleen and Wayne -- 12. Chris and Brett -- PART III. Analysis -- 13. The Importance of Storytelling for Restorative Justice -- 14. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Restorative Justice: Theoretical and Empirical Studies -- Appendix B. Methodology -- Appendix C. Victims’ Voices Heard Program Structure -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author