title: Justice from the victim's perspective.
abstract: What are the meanings of justice, as seen from the perspective of victims of violent crime? Are victims' visions of justice represented by the conventional legal system? Are they represented by restorative justice? The author engages these questions, drawing on in-depth interviews with 22 victims of violent crime. It is argued that survivors' views of justice do not fit well into either retributive or restorative models. This has implications for current efforts to use restorative models in cases of violence against women.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Judith Lewis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Herman
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D003416:Criminal Law; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D012935:Social Justice; D012941:Social Responsibility; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States