Restorative Justice and Family Violence

Joan Pennell, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita at North Carolina State University. She has published extensively on restorative justice, family violence and feminist theory, including A Restorative Approach to Family Violence: Feminist Kin-making (Routledge, 2023).

• ContentsAbout the SeriesForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Centring Families and Cultural Networks: How Restorative Justice Reverses Family ViolenceJoan PennellPART 1How Does Restorative Justice Reverse Family Violence?1 Feminist Praxis: Making Family Group Conferencing WorkJoan Pennell and Gale Burford2 FGDM Conferencing: Resetting Narrative, Revitalizing CultureJoan Pennell3 Theorising Restorative Justice: Feminist Kin-MakingJoan PennellPART 2Who Benefits from Restorative Justice in the Context of Family Violence?4 Family meetings as system reform to address disproportionality and disparitiesHeather Allan, Mary Elizabeth Rauktis, Joan Pennell, Lisa Merkel-Holguin and David Crampton5 Strengthening Relationships: Children’s Participation in a Family Group Approach to Family ViolenceJoan Pennell, Kristen Basque, Ruth Najenson, Paul Nixon and Sharon InglisPART 3Who Sets the Original Vision of Change for Restorative Justice Programmes?6 Family and Community Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence: Restorative Programs in the United StatesJoan Pennell, Gale Burford, Erika Sasson, Hillary Packer and Emily L. SmithPART 4What Defines a Programme as Restorative Justice?7 Restorative Practices and Child Welfare: Toward an Inclusive Civil SocietyJoan Pennell8 Family Group Conferencing in Child Welfare: Responsive and Regulatory InterfacesJoan Pennell9 Stopping Domestic Violence or Protecting Children? Contributions from Restorative JusticeJoan PennellPART 5Where Can Restorative Justice Programmes Be Positioned to Respond to Family Violence?10 Restorative Justice, Domestic Violence and the Law: A Panel DiscussionTod Augusta-Scott, Leigh Goodmark and Joan Pennell11 How Can the Domestic Violence Community Contribute to Safety?Joan Pennell12 Safety Conferencing: Toward a Coordinated and Inclusive Response to Safeguard Women and ChildrenJoan Pennell and Stephanie FrancisPART 6How Can Restorative Justice Programmes Respect Both Family Culture and Human Rights?13 Feminist Perspectives on Family Rights: Social Work and Restorative Justice Processes for Stopping Women AbuseJoan Pennell and Mary P. Koss14 Increasing the Cultural Responsiveness of Family Group Conferencing: Advancing Child Welfare PracticeCheryl Waites, Mark J. Macgowan, Joan Pennell, Iris Carlton-LaNey and Marie Weil15 Contextual Adaptation of Family Group Conferencing Model: Early Evidence from GuatemalaJini L. Roby, Joan Pennell, Karen S. Rotabi Casares, Kelley McCreery Bunkers and Sully de Uclés