van Wormer Katherine
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, USA.
Soc Work. 2009 Apr;54(2):107-16. doi: 10.1093/sw/54.2.107.
This article provides an overview of restorative justice as a process and examines its relevance to women who have been victimized by physical and sexual abuse. The starting point is the justice system with its roots in adversarial, offender-oriented practices of obtaining justice. The widespread dissatisfaction by battered women and rape victims and their advocates with the current system of mandatory law enforcement opens the door for consideration of alternative forms of dealing with domestic violence. Restorative justice strategies, as argued here, have several major advantages. Like social work, these strategies are solution-based rather than problem-based processes, give voice to marginalized people, and focus on healing and reconciliation. Moreover, restorative justice offers an avenue through which the profession of social work can re-establish its historic role in criminal justice. The four models most relevant to women's victimization are victim-offender conferencing, family group conferencing, healing circles, and community reparations. Each model is examined separately from a feminist standpoint. The discussion is informed by insights from the teachings of standpoint feminist theory and social work values, especially social justice.
本文概述了恢复性司法这一过程，并探讨了其与遭受身体虐待和性虐待的女性的相关性。起点是根植于对抗性、以罪犯为导向的司法实践的司法系统。受虐妇女、强奸受害者及其倡导者对现行强制执法系统的广泛不满，为考虑处理家庭暴力的替代形式打开了大门。本文认为，恢复性司法策略有几个主要优点。与社会工作一样，这些策略是基于解决方案而非基于问题的过程，让边缘化群体有发声机会，并专注于治愈与和解。此外，恢复性司法提供了一条途径，通过它社会工作专业可以在刑事司法中重新确立其历史角色。与女性受害情况最相关的四种模式是受害者与犯罪者会议、家庭小组会议、康复圈和社区赔偿。从女权主义的角度分别审视了每种模式。讨论借鉴了立场女权主义理论的教义和社会工作价值观，尤其是社会正义的见解。
