Restorative Justice and Family Violence

This book addresses one of the most controversial topics in restorative justice: its potential for resolving conflicts within families. It focuses on feminist and indigenous concerns in family violence that may warrant special caution in applying restorative justice. At the same time, it looks for ways of designing a place for restorative interventions that respond to these concerns.

This book addresses the potential for restorative justice to deal with conflicts within families.

Heather Strang is Director in the Centre for Restorative Justice, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University.

John Braithwaite is a Professor in the Centre for Restorative Justice, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University.