Summary
This book explores a victim-offender dialogue program that offers victims of severe violence an opportunity to meet face-to-face with their incarcerated offenders. Susan Miller's book shows how this restorative justice program has worked in conjunction with the criminal justice system to strengthen victim empowerment and transform both the victim and the offender.
Contents
Part 1. Foundations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Tossing turkeys and other stories: what do they say about crime and punishment? -- 3. Getting personal: The power of storytelling --
Part 2. Victim and offender stories -- 4. Donna and Jamel: living in different prisons -- 5. Allison and James: From horror to gratitude -- 6. Laurie and Paul: emerging from a cocoon 7. Melissa and Steven: losing innocence 8. Scott and Bruce: thou shalt not… 9. Leigh and Jenny: lives interrupted 10. Julie and Kevin: in memoriam 11. Kathleen and Wayne: a mother’s love 12. Chris and Brett: misguided chivalry --
Part 3. Analysis -- 13. The Importance of Storytelling for Restorative Justice -- 14. Conclusion.