tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2221442307872966107..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Restorative Justice and Transcending VictimhoodGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55827633111615164832007-06-27T06:28:00.000-05:002007-06-27T06:28:00.000-05:00Well done, grits!nandabean comments:"presently con...Well done, grits!<BR/><BR/>nandabean comments:"presently considered an offense against the state, and only the state can demand accountability."<BR/><BR/>It is easy sometimes to forget that we also have a civil court system where victims can seek remunerative redress and compensation. <BR/><BR/>While often used as a last means when the criminal courts fail them, and sometimes in addition to that process when successful, it is another possibility for gaining restitution, help for paying for counseling lost wages during the acute trauma period, and whatever Crime Victims' Compensation does not cover related to the crime. <BR/><BR/>Although money is never a substitution for what was had before the crime, some victims might consider such restitution part of the regaining of their honor and empowerment when a jury believes them and awards them money.Mariamariacuchitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795651584150694329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9785819057540019512007-06-26T14:33:00.000-05:002007-06-26T14:33:00.000-05:00Hey I know that you write about when the governmen...Hey I know that you write about when the government loses sensitive personal information of citizens. Check out this new federal report - talk about identity theft! http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/plus/e0705/final.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57667566854108018552007-06-26T07:50:00.000-05:002007-06-26T07:50:00.000-05:00I have always wondered how Zehr's insights apply t...I have always wondered how Zehr's insights apply to non-violent drug offenses. Drug crime is often characterized as a "victimless" crime because the dealer's clients are willing participants. It could be argued that the families of the dealer's clients are victimized, and it might be helpful to establish creative contact between dealers and their client's loved ones. But, as Zehr points out, drug crime, like all crime, is presently considered an offense against the state, and only the state can demand accountability. Hopefully, someone at the conference will apply restorative principles to non-violent drug crime . . . after all, that's the crime most of the young black males who are swelling our prison populations have been charged with.nandabeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584358706541136398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-23734498309236596952007-06-26T07:36:00.000-05:002007-06-26T07:36:00.000-05:00Scott,Thanks for a good foundation on Restorative ...Scott,<BR/>Thanks for a good foundation on Restorative Justice. I'm anxious to hear about any conference ideas on how we can move from the current "offender focus" to a more balanced/restorative system. How do we go from the politics of "tough on criminals" to something like, "smart on crime and its effects?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com