Peacemaking Criminology

Insert Sexy Title Here: Moving Toward a Sex-Positive Criminology

“…(Fine & McClelland, 2006, p. 325) A sex-positive feminist criminological emphasis on "thick desire" has the potential to bring everyone into the act of "political wanting," regardless of race, class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age, or (dis)ability. We already see the ethos of "thick desire" in action when activist scholars talk about dismantling the prison industrial complex (Richie, 2014), when grassroots organizations like Black and Pink (n.d.) talk about abolition in terms of love, and when peacemaking criminologists speak of the discipline using terms like "love" and "compassion" (Pepinsky, 2013). We hope our own thick desire is readily apparent in this piece.…”

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“…Peacemaking is achieved through the collective goal for all to heal and move on; thus, it is essential that all voices are valued and empowered. While violence is a common reaction to fear, threats, and emotional pain, peacemaking requires an underlying focus on self-control, compassion, and the ability to listen to, and understand, many different perspectives (Pepinsky, 2013). Peacemaking can also be associated with valuing harmony over retributive justice and privileging the collective over the individual.…”

“…Similar to sexual identity politics and sex education, a peacemaking approach to understanding diverse sexual interests and practices must address peoples' various fears. The peacemaking process should include trying to understand subjective experience, compassion for all, and a desire for people to listen and learn from each other (Pepinsky, 2013). The peacemaking process, then, is consistent with core principles of professional ethics, such as client self-determination, compassion, social justice, cultural competence, and embracing human diversity.…”

“…Specifically, we intend to provide insights into how attributes of peacemaking may be applied to matters of sexuality, thus potentially promoting a move toward eventually resolving controversial sociosexual issues wherein progress, regarding fairness and social justice, has been slow. While our intent here is to provide valuable insights in applying basic peacemaking to sexuality issues, readers are referred elsewhere for comprehensive theoretical and ideological discussions of peacemaking in both preventing and addressing harms (e.g., Hanh, 2005Hanh, , 2014Ishoy & Kruis, 2019;Pepinsky, 2013;Pepinsky & Quinney, 1991;Quinney, 2000).…”

Empatija Prema Žrtvama Unutar Zatvorskih Zidova: Iskustva Iz Pilot-Projekata U Schleswig-Holsteinu

“…the American criminologist Pepinsky (2008Pepinsky ( , 2013) defines empathy as social glue that holds communities and the society together and it becomes clear that this develops mainly through dialogue in personal encounters between people. …”