Security, With Care

Restorative Justice and Healthy Societies

by Elizabeth M. Elliott  

This book argues that restorative justice must be more than a program within the current system – it must be a new paradigm for responding to harm and conflict.

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  • February 2011
  • ISBN: 9781552664254
  • 256 pages
  • $40.00
  • For sale worldwide
  • PDF May 2020
  • ISBN: 9781773633206
  • $39.99
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  • EPUB May 2020
  • ISBN: 9781773633190
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About the book

Restorative justice, as it exists in Canada and the U.S., has been co-opted and relegated to the sidelines of the dominant criminal justice system. In Security, With Care, Elizabeth M. Elliott argues that restorative justice cannot be actualized solely within the criminal justice system. If it isn’t who we are, says Elliott, then the policies will never be sustainable. Restorative justice must be more than a program within the current system – it must be a new paradigm for responding to harm and conflict. Facilitating this shift requires a rethinking of the assumptions around punishment and justice, placing emphasis instead on values and relationships. But if we can achieve this change, we have the potential to build a healthier, more ethical and more democratic society.

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Author

Elizabeth M. Elliott

Elizabeth M. Elliott is an associate professor and co-director of the Centre for Restorative Justice at the School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University.

Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The March of Folly
  • “If Punishment Worked, I’d be Saint Andrew”
  • Justice as a Human Problem
  • Restorative Justice: A Vision of the Good
  • Restorative Justice and the Retributive Legal Context
  • Values and Processes: “Being the Change”
  • The Geometry of Individuals and Relationships
  • Psychology of Restorative Justice: The Shame of Being Yourself
  • Psychology of Restorative Justice: Trauma and Healing
  • Restorative Justice as Community Development and Harm
  • Prevention
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index

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