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    Restorative Justice, Sexual VIolence and the Criminal Justice System
    (UCD School of Applied Social Science, 2013-10) ;
    In addition to the more conventional approaches of the criminal justice system, this article suggests that there is a need for restorative justice as another method of addressing sexual crime. In support of this view, the present article explores the possibility of a hybrid justice system based on a complementary relationship between restorative justice and the criminal justice system. An analysis of the limits of the criminal justice system and the need for restorative justice in the contentious area of sexual violence will be followed by a detailed examination of key justice considerations when trying to marry both criminal justice and restorative justice perspectives. Such considerations include the meaning of justice, legislation, sentencing principles, due process, victims’ rights and the location of restorative justice within/alongside/outside the criminal justice system. The aim of this article is to determine whether it is possible to reconcile two seemingly juxtaposed methods of justice delivery in the context of sexual violence in order to create a hybrid system of justice that best protects and responds to the rights and needs of victims and offenders.
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    Is Restorative Justice for Sexual Crime Compatible with Various Criminal Justice Systems?
    (Taylor and Francis, 2016-01) ;
    There is a need for restorative justice as another method of addressing sexual crime. An analysis of the limits of the criminal justice system and the need for restorative justice in the contentious area of sexual crime will be followed by a detailed examination of key justice considerations when trying to marry both criminal justice and restorative justice perspectives. Such considerations include: the meaning of justice; legislation; sentencing principles; due process; victims' rights; and the location of restorative justice within/alongside/outside the criminal justice system. The aim here is to determine whether it is possible to reconcile two methods of justice delivery in the context of sexual crime in order to create a hybrid system of justice that protects and responds to the rights and needs of victims and offenders.
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    Restorative Justice and Sexual Violence: Ireland joins the International Debate
    (UCD School of Applied Social Science, 2013-11) ;
    Many jurisdictions have expressed reservations about the potential of restorative justice in cases of sexual violence. In an Irish context, the National Commission on Restorative Justice recommended in its Final Report in 2009 that "certain serious offences such as sexual assaults should be excluded from the initial phases of implementation". In reviewing the literature and developments in Ireland we argue that the time has come to move beyond the limitations of adversarial approaches to justice in cases of sexual violence and to extend the repertoire of 'justice' approaches to sexual crime to include those opportunities presented by approaches that engage victims and offenders in relational dialogue and restorative potentialities.
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