Restorative justice and sexual assault: Canadian practitioner experiences

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dc.contributor.authorBurgar, Taryn
dc.contributor.supervisorMcHale, M Jerry
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-13T17:37:38Z
dc.date.available2018-12-13T17:37:38Z
dc.date.copyright2018en_US
dc.date.issued2018-12-13
dc.degree.departmentProgram: Dispute Resolutionen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the use of restorative justice with cases of sexual assault in Canada through the perspective of practitioner experience. It concludes that restorative justice for sexual assault is an innovative and viable justice practice that should be offered to survivor-victims as an option for their justice-seeking process. A literature review was undertaken to create a summary of past and current academic perspectives on the topic and to provide context for the interviews. Interviews were conducted with 12 restorative justice practitioners in Canada who have experience facilitating or participating in restorative justice processes that dealt with sexual assault. The data from the interviews was analyzed using thematic coding to produce a set of themes based on practitioner experience. The data was also used to examine the ethical issues that are relevant in the current landscape. This thesis determines that practitioners are knowledgeable about the practices that can make the restorative justice process safer. It finds that practitioners report being able to meet the varying needs of survivor-victims through procedural flexibility. It observes that they struggle with the practical and ethical tensions that arise in their work, but these tensions are manageable, and they are committed to working with them. Restorative justice has the potential to address a sexual assault case successfully when survivor-victim needs are met, safer practices are used, and practitioners are informed about the complexities and varying experiences of sexual assault.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/10406
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectrestorative justiceen_US
dc.subjectsexual assaulten_US
dc.subjectsexualized violenceen_US
dc.subjectjusticeen_US
dc.subjectinnovative justiceen_US
dc.subjectrapeen_US
dc.subjectrestorative justice practitioneren_US
dc.subjectsurvivoren_US
dc.subjectsexual assault survivoren_US
dc.subjectvictimen_US
dc.subjectsurvivor-victimen_US
dc.subjectsex offenderen_US
dc.subjectjustice needsen_US
dc.titleRestorative justice and sexual assault: Canadian practitioner experiencesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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