Power, Race, and Justice: The Restorative Dialogue We Will Not Have

Endorsement Page
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword: Professor John Braithwaite, Australian National University,  Australia
Preface: Kay Pranis, independent trainer and facilitator for peacemaking
circles, leader in Restorative Justice and Circle Process movements
Introduction and acknowledgements
	1 Courage, strength and responsibility
	2 Acknowledgements
	3 Awakening
	4 The book’s key aims
	5 The book’s structure
	References
Part I: Power, race, justice and restorative justice challenged: The beginning of awakening
	Chapter 1: Challenging the power that racialises us all
		1.1 Impetus and a change from within
		1.2 Power is everywhere
		1.3 Three levers of power and control
			Lever no. 1: Power and control through financial terror
			Lever no. 2: Power and control through security terror
			Lever no. 3: Power and control through imperialism and nationalism
				The case of Cyprus: Imperialism through power
				The case of the UK: Nationalism through power
		1.4 Let the journey begin
		References
	Chapter 2: Challenging race: Let’s talk about race when we talk about race
		2.1 Race matters
		2.2 Slavery revisited
			Realisation no. 1: Slavery still exists
			Realisation no. 2: Disadvantaged thinking
			Realisation no. 3: The grouping of victimisation and injustice
		2.3 Concluding thoughts
		References
	Chapter 3: Challenging justice: The lawful and the fair
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 Δικαιοσύνη: The lawful and the fair
		3.3 The illusions of justice
			Representation of justice by the media: Case study no. 1
			Representation of justice by the courts: Case study no. 2
			Representation of justice by the courts and media: Case study no. 3
		3.4 Finding hope
		3.5 Preparing for restorative justice
		References
	Chapter 4: Challenging restorative justice: A painful biopower
		4.1 Aristotelian restorative justice (επανορθωτικόν δίκαιον)
		4.2 Restorative justice is morally problematic
		4.3 Placing restorative justice theory
		4.4 Restorative pain: The philosophical foundations of restorative justice
			Seeing the infliction of pain in an awakened state of mind
			Deconstructing pain for restorative justice
			The philosophical premise of restorative justice
		4.5 Final reflections
		References
Part II: Rebalancing power for justice: Mermaids and sirens
	Chapter 5: Fault lines, mermaids and sirens: Power-interest battles within the restorative justice social movement
		5.1 Different visions of restorative justice
			Fault line 1
			Fault line 2
			Fault line 3
			Fault line 4
			Fault line 5
			Fault line 6
		5.2 Power-interest battles within the restorative movement
		5.3 A distracted restorative justice movement
			Opportunity for restorative justice no. 1: Missed?
			Opportunity for restorative justice no. 2: Missed?
			Opportunity for restorative justice no. 3: Missed?
		5.4 Moving forward restorative justice as a social movement
		References
	Chapter 6: The Trojan horses of race and power
		6.1 The paradox of restorative justice
		6.2 Three Trojan horses of race and power
			Trojan horse no. 1: Where is our diversity data?
			Trojan horse no. 2: Lost in translation
			Trojan horse no. 3: Money talks
		6.3 Moving things forward for restorative justice and race
		References
	Chapter 7: Power, fear and security: The terrorist within
		7.1 The politics of believe to belong
		7.2 Facing the truth
			Truth no. 1
			Truth no. 2
			Truth no. 3
			Truth no. 4
			Truth no. 5
			Truth no. 6
		7.3 Concluding thoughts
		References
Part III: Restoring peace: Back on track
	Chapter 8: The fallacy of one justice and a consensual justice model restrained by human rights
		8.1 Τα πάντα ρεί και ουδέν μένει: A different Zeitgeist
		8.2 Human rights and restorative justice aligned
		8.3 Learning to live with two forms of justice and restorative justice
			Structured justice and restorative justice
			Unstructured justice and restorative justice
		8.4 Next steps: Learning to share power with justice users
		References
	Chapter 9: Restoring power in justice and restorative justice: What parties in conflict really want
		9.1 Returning power to the parties
		9.2 Fieldwork findings from Europe
			Let’s talk about victims when we talk about victims
			State-based vs. community-based victim support and restorative justice services
			Standards and standardisation
		9.3 Fieldwork findings from the UK
			Findings from the fieldwork with UK victims
				Victim engagement
				Victims’ understanding of restorative justice
				Do victims want restorative justice?
				What do victims expect from restorative justice?
			Findings from the fieldwork with UK offenders
			Findings from the fieldwork with UK experts
		9.4 Fieldwork findings from London
			Do victims and offenders know about restorative justice?
			Are victims and offenders being offered restorative justice?
			Do victims and offenders opt for restorative justice if it is offered?
			How satisfied are victims and offenders with restorative justice and why?
			Is there an unmet demand for restorative justice and what does this look like?
			What are the reasons that victims and offenders may reject restorative justice?
			What do victims and offenders value the most in the pursuit of justice?
			What does an ideal restorative justice look like?
			Key themes emerging from the follow-up interviews
		9.5 Critical reflections
		Appendix A: Research methodology and sampling for EU-wide project
		Appendix B: Research methodology and sampling for the UK project
		Appendix C: Research methodology and sampling for the London project
			Victims’ demographics
			Offenders’ demographics
			Follow-up victims’ interviews and focus group
			The analysis method
		References
	Chapter 10: Restorative justice policy and practice: A guide free from power abuse
		10.1 Undertakings for restorative justice
			The end of definitions
			The end of abolitionism
			Ending the bottom-up or top-down divide
			Understanding campaigning for restorative justice
			Getting our values language right
		10.2 A guide for research, policy and practice
		10.3 Two self-empowering toolkits
			Victim self-assessment toolkit
				Practitioner’s checklist
			Offender self-assessment toolkit
				Practitioner’s checklist
		References
Part IV: Case studies of power and restoration: Possibilities in action
	Preamble to the case studies
		References
	Case study no. 1: Power and child sexual abuse – England
	Case study no. 2: Power through bullying – England
	Case study no. 3: Power through rape – Denmark
	Case study no. 4: Power through race – USA
	Case study no. 5: The power of taking life, the power of owning restorative justice – USA
	Case study no. 6: Four restorative practices in Queensland – Australia
		References
	Case study no. 7: Parental power and culture – MALAYSIA
	Case study no. 8: The “powerful” victim paedophile – USA
	Case study no. 9: Race, gender and power – USA
		References
	Case study no. 10: Power in family relationships – Greece
	Case study no. 11: The power of protecting my turf – Greece
	Case study no. 12: Power in whiteness – England
	Case study no. 13: Race, gender and family relationships – USA
	Case study no. 14: Regaining power through forgiveness – USA
	Case study no. 15: Power imbalance in juvenile justice delivery: My experience as a prison social worker – Nigeria
	Case study no. 16: Power and policing – USA
	Case study no. 17: A power and child sexualisation – Lithuania
	Case study no. 18: Power imbalance and intimate partner violence – India
		The problem
		The intervention
		Conclusion
	Case study no. 19: Sun, sea, sex and the new forms of slavery – SPAIN
	Case study no. 20: Climate change, power abuses and the plight of refugees – SPAIN
		References
	Case study no. 21: Digital enslavement, online dating apps and abuse – SPAIN
		References
	Case study no. 22: Power abuse of queer, indigenous and racialized youth in the Global North – CANADA
		How practitioners can trans-form dialogue with queer, BIPOC youth
		Self-governance and theory-based dialogue
		References
	Case study no. 23: English nationalism: Deindustrialisation and powerlessness – ENGLAND
		References
Index