Claiming justice: Victims of crime and their perspectives of justice
| Date | 01 May 2021 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0269758020987803 |
| Author | Robyn L. Holder,Amanda L. Robinson |
| Published date | 01 May 2021 |
| Subject Matter | Introduction to the Special section |
Introduction to the Special section
Claiming justice: Victims
of crime and their
perspectives of justice
Robyn L. Holder
Griffith University, Australia
Amanda L. Robinson
Cardiff University, UK
Abstract
‘Victims claiming justice’ has surface simplicity but arises in a range of contexts influenced by
different histories, facing different institutions offering different possibilities. It is this tremendous
range of contexts and characteristics that has engaged researchers. Most have taken the idea of
justice as a given. As guest editors of this symposium on justice, we sought to delve into deeper and
under-explored dimensions including the interconnection of inequality and justice, the relationship
between public and private justice, the interests that victims have in justice, and the interface
between social and criminal justice for victims. The contributions are broad in scope and consider
different victimization types and contexts, different justice mechanisms and pathways that victims
pursue, and extend across domestic and international justice domains. We reflect on intersections
and divergences, challenges for the field and opportunities and future directions for research.
Keywords
Victims, justice, research, theory
Introduction
Placing the words ‘victim’ and ‘justice’ side by side raises numerous questions: questions about
which victims and the nature of their victimization, and questions about the context to and
consequences of the violation. Instead, we focus on questions about justice; its meanings (and for
whom), its associations an d institutional e mbodiments plus it s contexts and conse quences. The
Corresponding author:
Robyn L. Holder, Griffith Criminology Institute, Mt Gravatt Campus, Griffith University, 176 Messines Ridge Road, Mt
Gravatt, Queensland 4122, Australia.
Email: r.holder@griffith.edu.au
International Review of Victimology
2021, Vol. 27(2) 129–137
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