Research on Restorative Justice in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence

Ptacek, James

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“…Circles of Peace are now part and parcel of the RJ movement (Ptacek, 2017). While CP have received less attention than the face-to-face RJ conferences promulgated in the Campbell Collaboration and other reviews (Sherman et al, 2013;Shapland et al, 2008), it nevertheless includes the key components of RJ, namely the assumption that the offender can make good after a crime when given the appropriate mechanism or pathway for facilitating personal transformation.…”

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“…In a DV context, this is accomplished by connecting the offender, a willing victim, and community members, in a safe and productive restorative process (Cheon & Regehr, 2006). While RJ can include various methods, including victim-offender mediation, family group conferencing, peacemaking, and sentencing circles, (see Ptacek, 2017), the key aspects are "the developments of corrective and rehabilitative action for the offender through the cultivation of dialogue between victim and offender and between the victim and professionals associated with the criminal justice system…Restorative justice practices also aim at striking a necessary balance between serving the state's interest in controlling harmful behavior and the victim's interest in preserving individual dignity, personal integrity and the development of a healthy family life" (Elias 2015, p. 68).…”

Section: Restorative Justice For Domestic Violence Offendersmentioning

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A randomized controlled trial of restorative justice-informed treatment for domestic violence crimes

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Over 2,500 Batterer Intervention Programs (BIPs) now serve millions of domestic violence (DV) offenders each year. While BIPs aim to reduce DV, empirical studies show weak outcomes and high attrition rates. Restorative justice (RJ) provides promising results in other areas of crime prevention and reduction. A Utah-based study employed a randomized controlled design to assess both recidivism and harm reduction over a 24-month period, comparing a BIP-only intervention (standard treatment) and a BIP plus RJ program (hybrid treatment). The findings show that the hybrid treatment program results in significant reductions in new arrests (53%) and severity (52%). We conclude that a hybrid BIP plus RJ program is more effective than a BIP-only approach. At the very least, we show that RJ is a viable alternative treatment option for DV crimes, challenging the assumption that RJ and more specifically, victim participation in treatment, should be forbidden.

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A randomized controlled trial of restorative justice-informed treatment for domestic violence crimes

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“…The video themes for acknowledgement were acceptance of responsibility, choice, control, harm, and action. The video themes for lack of acknowledgement included victim blaming, diffusion of responsibility, denial, and minimization (Ptacek, 2017; Schmidt, 2012).…”

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Victim and Perpetrator Acknowledgement of Intimate Partner Violence and Victim Psychopathology

Clements

Moore

Laajala-Lozano

et al. 2021

J Interpers Violence

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The present study assesses differences between acknowledged and unacknowledged victims in post-victimization psychopathology, abuse disability and coping. Few studies have examined abuse acknowledgment among intimate partner violence (IPV) victims. To our knowledge, this study is the first to use an experimental manipulation to assess changes in acknowledgment among IPV victims. Female undergraduate students currently in dating relationships completed demographic, coping and psychopathology questionnaires, and the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS). They then watched a video of an IPV perpetrator who either acknowledged abuse or did not acknowledge abuse. Following the video, participants completed a psychopathology questionnaire and a post-video acknowledgment assessment. Approximately 38% of the sample reported IPV victimization. Only 7.89% acknowledged victimization. Acknowledged IPV victims had the highest mean victimization score but reported psychopathology similar to nonvictims on all subscales except phobic anxiety. Unacknowledged victims reported greater psychopathology, depression, anxiety, and hostility than nonvictims and were more symptomatic overall. Unacknowledged victims reported more frequent use of avoidant coping strategies than nonvictims. These strategies included substance use, self-blame, and behavioral disengagement. Acknowledged and unacknowledged victims reported greater abuse disability than nonvictims, and acknowledged victims reported greater life restriction than unacknowledged victims. Following the video, the number of acknowledged victims nearly doubled, and acknowledged victims reported increased depression. On the basis of these findings, clinicians and researchers should carefully consider acknowledgment as a potential factor in post-victimization mental health and explore ways to increases victim acknowledgment.

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“…Although the feminist antiviolence activism and the RJ movement have evolved from different perspectives including social work (Umbreit, 1993), both of them are largely concerned with the effect of crime on victims and the society, and both make a range of identical critiques of the existing criminal justice system, such as it being mostly offenderoriented and neglect the needs of IPV victims (Hopkins, Koss, & Bachar, 2004;Ptacek & Loretta, 2009). Unlike the conventional criminal justice processes, RJ approaches are victimfocused in the sense that they can incorporate victims' experiences as survivors of IPV (Hopkins, Koss, & Bachar, 2004), and they aim to hold perpetrators of IPV accountable for their abusive behaviours (Drost et al, 2015).…”

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Challenges of Implementing Restorative Justice for Intimate Partner Violence: An Islamic Perspective

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Suzuki

Mazumder

et al. 2018

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is currently recognized as a critical public health concern and a human rights issue. Not surprisingly, Muslims -a religiously and socio-culturally diverse faith-based populace -are not an exception. To address this complex area of criminal justice and social policy, some scholars advocate implementing restorative justice (RJ) approaches.While RJ approaches have been traditionally used in Islamic cultures for conflict resolutions, to date, few studies have investigated how RJ operates in dealing with IPV in Muslim countries and communities. This article explores how RJ approaches towards IPV operate in some Muslim countries/communities, and offers insights into developing culturally and religiously appropriate ways of implementing RJ in IPV situations among Muslims. Given the prevalence of IPV among Muslims, the question is particularly important and timely. Taking exclusively limited examples of RJ approaches that have been used to mediate IPV cases in Muslim countries and communities, this paper found one significant challenge in the RJ approaches among Muslims: inappropriate norms/understandings about IPV. To reduce IPV in Muslim society, it is necessary to develop treatment models and techniques that meet cultural and religious needs. This paper found that since RJ is not alien to Islamic teachings, RJ approaches can be implemented effectively in dealing with IPV among Muslims by ensuring justice and equity of the abused woman. The findings of this paper will assist policymakers, practitioners, and service providers in providing religiously and culturally appropriate care when addressing IPV issues among Muslims.

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Research on Restorative Justice in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence

Cited by 9 publications

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A randomized controlled trial of restorative justice-informed treatment for domestic violence crimes

A randomized controlled trial of restorative justice-informed treatment for domestic violence crimes

Victim and Perpetrator Acknowledgement of Intimate Partner Violence and Victim Psychopathology

Challenges of Implementing Restorative Justice for Intimate Partner Violence: An Islamic Perspective

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