Domestic violence and restorative justice initiatives:  who pays if we get it wrong?

Busch, Ruth

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Busch, Ruth	en
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-30T22:46:01Z	en
dc.date.available	2022-06-30T22:46:01Z	en
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.isbn	9780521521659	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11201	en
dc.format	xi, 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.	en
dc.language	en	en
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Restorative justice and family violence	en
dc.subject	Restorative justice	en
dc.title	Domestic violence and restorative justice initiatives: who pays if we get it wrong?	en
dc.title.alternative	Restorative justice and family violence	en
dc.type	Book Chapter	en
dc.identifier.catalogid	5065	en
dc.subject.keyword	Domestic violence	en
dc.subject.keyword	Criminal law	en
dc.subject.keyword	International	en
dc.subject.keyword	Intervention	en
dc.subject.keyword	Prevention	en
dc.subject.keyword	Restorative justice	en
dc.subject.keyword	Community participation	en
dc.subject.keyword	new_record	en
dc.subject.keyword	Chapter	en
dc.subject.keyword	Aboriginal culture	en
dc.subject.keyword	Models	en
dc.subject.keyword	Grey lit	en
dc.subject.keyword	Book	en
dc.subject.keyword	National	en
dc.subject.keyword	Book chapter	en
dc.subject.keyword	Indigenous Australians	en
dc.description.notes	Critically evaluates some of the arguments regarding the appropriateness of restorative justice models of intervention to domestic violence situations, in particular the use of family mediation, family group and community conferencing in Australia and New Zealand. Inadequacies of the court and legal systems in dealing with domestic violence are also highlighted and some recent developments discussed. Focusing on the power imbalances and safety issues which can arise in the context of restorative justice practices, it is argued that the expansion of these practices from youth justice to domestic violence has occurred without a thorough assessment of their potential consequences and limitations. Underlying assumptions of restorative justice models are challenged and the Pennell and Burford Conferencing Model is proposed as a possible alternative to current models which fail to adequately address women's and children’s safety and the diversity of women’s experiences.<br/ >[Appended From Merge Migration]<br/ >Rates of interpersonal violence are significantly higher amongst Aboriginal communities than in the general Australian population. In this chapter, the author looks at several Western Australian projects that were concerned with Indigenous family violence prevention, intervention and treatment. He reports that Indigenous people believe any effective remedy would need to be holistic and community based, as conventional criminal justice methods would simply perpetuate the cycle. A model of restorative justice specifically designed for Indigenous communities needs to be developed in order to empower Aboriginal women, educate the offenders and achieve effective outcomes. The author believes that justice models involving Indigenous people should be brought into line with Aboriginal law.<br/ >Author's Address:<br/ >Research Fellow, Crime Research Centre, University of Western Australia, WA 6907<br/ >References: p249-278	en
dc.identifier.source	Restorative justice and family violence	en
dc.date.entered	2003-01-31	en
dc.publisher.place	Cambridge, UK	en
dc.description.physicaldescription	xi, 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.	en
dc.subject.typeviolence	Domestic and family violence	en
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