After the Crime: The Power of Restorative Justice Dialogues between Victims and Violent Offenders

Contents

| vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Part I: Foundations 1 Introduction 3 2 Tossing Turkeys and Other Stories: 9 What Do They Say about Crime and Punishment? 3 Getting Personal: The Power of Storytelling 22 Part II: Victim and Offender Stories 4 Donna and Jamel: Living in Different Prisons 39 5 Allison and James: From Horror to Gratitude 56 6 Laurie and Paul: Emerging from a Cocoon 68 7 Melissa and Steven: Losing Innocence 83 8 Scott and Bruce: Thou Shalt Not . . . 97 9 Leigh and Jenny: Lives Interrupted 110 10 Julie and Kevin: In Memoriam 122 11 Kathleen and Wayne: A Mother’s Love 134 12 Chris and Brett: Misguided Chivalry 146 Part III: Analysis 13 The Importance of Storytelling for Restorative Justice 159 14 Conclusion 185 viii | Contents Appendix A: Restorative Justice: Theoretical and Empirical Studies 203 Appendix B: Methodology 214 Appendix C: Victims’ Voices Heard Program Structure 226 Notes 235 Index 263 About the Author 267 ...