CRMN 3040U Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Restorative Justice, Victim Blaming, Victimisation
9 Mar 2020
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Lecture 6 gender violence and restorative justice. The great debate: gendered violence and rj: many jurisdictions explicitly exclude sexual assault and family violence from concerning schemes. Offers a dialogue encounter between victims, offenders, supporters increases the chances of condemning the violence in ways that are meaningful and are consequential to offenders and victims: 2. Permits victims to tell their stories of violence (collaborative and safe space: 3. Encourage admissions of offending rather than denials especially relevant in sexual assault cases: 4. Can validate the victims experience and provide assurances that they are not to blame for the violence: provides safeguards for the women, 5. May offer more options to diverse groups of victims: may not want to formally prosecute the offender, 6. Range of crimes is varied and complex: child sexual abuse, incest, sexual assault, rape, domestic and family violence. Some of the offences and some of the victim offender relations may be better suited to rj.
