Compulsory Compassion: A Critique of Restorative Justice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780774809436)

In Compulsory Compassion, Annalise Acorn, a one-time advocate for restorative justice, deconstructs the rhetoric of the restorative movement. Drawing from diverse legal, literary, philosophical, and autobiographical sources, she questions the fundamental assumptions behind that rhetoric: that we can trust wrongdoers' capacity for meaningful accountability and respectful community, and that we can, in good conscience, deploy the idea that healing lies in (re)encounter to seduce victims to participate in restorative processes.

Author: Annalise Acorn
ISBN-10: 0774809434
ISBN-13: 9780774809436
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2005
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.06w x 0.64d