TY - JOUR
T1 - Restorative Justice for Domestic Violence
T2 - The Meaning of Community in Circles
AU - Barocas, Briana
AU - Avieli, Hila
AU - Shimizu, Rei
AU - Yang, Sejung
AU - Uday Patankar, Krushika
AU - Al Neyadi, Layla
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Although community involvement is a central ideal in restorative justice (RJ), its implementation in practice has scarcely been researched. This study used interpretive phenomenological analysis of interviews and focus groups to explore 16 circle participants’ and stakeholders’ perceptions of community in a domestic violence RJ program called circles of Peace. Three themes emerged: Importance of community involvement, Offenders’ prospects of change when the community is involved, and circles as a community within a community. The discussion highlights the beneficial role of community in the restorative process, as well as limitations and practical implications of the study.
AB - Although community involvement is a central ideal in restorative justice (RJ), its implementation in practice has scarcely been researched. This study used interpretive phenomenological analysis of interviews and focus groups to explore 16 circle participants’ and stakeholders’ perceptions of community in a domestic violence RJ program called circles of Peace. Three themes emerged: Importance of community involvement, Offenders’ prospects of change when the community is involved, and circles as a community within a community. The discussion highlights the beneficial role of community in the restorative process, as well as limitations and practical implications of the study.
KW - Circles of Peace
KW - community
KW - domestic violence
KW - interpretive phenomenological analysis
KW - restorative justice
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85185253554&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15564886.2024.2312472
DO - 10.1080/15564886.2024.2312472
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AN - SCOPUS:85185253554
SN - 1556-4886
VL - 19
SP - 984
EP - 1002
JO - Victims and Offenders
JF - Victims and Offenders
IS - 6
ER -