| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 267 pages) |
| Contents |
Tossing turkeys and other stories: what do they say about crime and punishment? -- Getting personal: the power of storytelling -- Donna and Jamel: living in different prisons -- Allison and James: from horror to gratitude -- Laurie and Paul: emerging from a cocoon -- Melissa and Steven: losing innocence -- Scott and Bruce: thou shalt not? -- Leigh and Jenny: lives interrupted -- Julie and Kevin: in memoriam -- Kathleen and Wayne: a mother's love -- Chris and Brett: misguided chivalry -- The importance of storytelling for restorative justice -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Too 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 drivin |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Restorative justice -- Case studies
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Victims of crimes -- Case studies
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Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- Case studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Criminals -- Rehabilitation
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Restorative justice
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Victims of crimes
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Gewaltkriminalität.
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Täter-Opfer-Ausgleich.
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Wiedergutmachung.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780814761434 |
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0814761437 |
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9780814770382 |
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081477038X |
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9780814728741 |
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081472874X |
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