Abstract:This article addresses the debated issue of the appropriateness of restorative justice programmes in cases of gender-based violence against women perpetrated by men. After brief references to the literature on the topic, a few points for reflection will be offered combining different perspectives. Some concern the role of shame, from the victim blaming phenomenon -which often affects women victims of gender-based violence -to the so-called 'reintegrative shaming' of the offender theorised by Braithwaite. Other… Show more
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