Until we reckon : violence, mass incarceration, and a road to repair / Danielle Sered.
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TextPublication details: New York : The New Press, 2019Description: 305 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781620974797Subject(s): Restorative justiceDDC classification: 364.6 LOC classification: HV8688 | .S47 2019Summary: "Asks us to reconsider the purposes of incarceration and argues persuasively that the needs of survivors of violent crime are better met by asking people who commit violence to accept responsibility for their actions and make amends in ways that are meaningful to those they have hurt--none of which happens in the context of a criminal trial or a prison sentence. [The author] argues that the reckoning owed is not only on the part of those who have committed violence, but also by our nation's overreliance on incarceration to produce safety--at great cost to communities, survivors, racial equity, and the very fabric of our democracy"--Amazon.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-302) and index.
Kirkus Starred, January 2019
Publishers Weekly Annex, May 2019
"Asks us to reconsider the purposes of incarceration and argues persuasively that the needs of survivors of violent crime are better met by asking people who commit violence to accept responsibility for their actions and make amends in ways that are meaningful to those they have hurt--none of which happens in the context of a criminal trial or a prison sentence. [The author] argues that the reckoning owed is not only on the part of those who have committed violence, but also by our nation's overreliance on incarceration to produce safety--at great cost to communities, survivors, racial equity, and the very fabric of our democracy"--Amazon.
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