Visions of restorative justice in theatre, theory and practice

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Title Visions of restorative justice in theatre, theory and practice
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Abstract/Description 'Restorative justice' is often used as an umbrella term for a range of processes - including victim-offender mediation, youth justice conferencing and circle sentencing - through which legal reformers have sought to move away from a retributive model of justice, to encourage offenders to take more responsibility for their actions, to offer victims a voice that is often lacking in courtroom proceedings, and to promote reintegration of offenders into a community of care. With a view to offering a sympathetic critique of restorative justice theory, we read David Williamson's trilogy of 'docudramas' ('Face to Face, A Conversation' and 'Charitable Intent') against the observations of fieldwork carried out in the New South Wales juvenile justice system. This comparative analysis shows how Williamson's representation of restorative justice aligns better with the sort of ideal-typical descriptions of practice that restorative justice practitioners offer in their training manuals than it does with actual practice.
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Source Australasian Drama Studies, ADSA, VIC
Issue 74
Page 98-128
Date Issued April 2019
Language English
ISSN 0810-4123
Citation Paul Dwyer, Visions of restorative justice in theatre, theory and practice, Australasian Drama Studies, 74, April 2019, 98-128
Resource Identifier 68801
Dataset AusStage