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Views of justice among survivors of historical child sexual abuse

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AuthorShirley Jülich
DOI10.1177/1362480606059988
Published date01 February 2006
Date01 February 2006
Subject MatterArticles
Views of justice among
survivors of historical child
sexual abuse
Implications for restorative justice in
New Zealand
SHIRLEY J¨
ULICH
Auckland University of Technology,
New Zealand
Abstract
Restorative justice for adults in New Zealand has made a cautious
start, although crimes of gendered violence are typically excluded.
The findings reported in this article draw on interviews of adult
survivors of child sexual abuse (eighteen women and three men),
asking them to describe their experiences with the abuse and its
impact, and to suggest changes to the criminal justice system,
which would provide them with a sense of justice. Although the
survivors spoke of justice in ways that reflected the goals of
restorative justice, they were reluctant to endorse restorative justice
as a paradigm within which they would pursue justice.
Key Words
adult survivors •child sexual abuse •justice •restorative justice
Introduction
Restorative justice in New Zealand, though widely used with juvenile
offenders, has made a cautious start in the adult arena. For some years the
criminal courts have called on the services of restorative justice provider
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DOI: 10.1177/1362480606059988

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