Full Description
As violence in the United States seems to become increasingly more commonplace, the question of how communities reset after unprecedented violence also grows in significance. After the Bloodbath examines this quandary, producing insights linking rampage shootings and communal responses in the United States. Diamond, who was a leading attorney in the community where the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy occurred, focuses on three well-known shootings and a fourth shooting that occurred on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota. The book looks to the roots of Indigenous approaches to crime, identifying an institutional weakness in the Anglo judicial model, and explores adapting Indigenous practices that contribute to healing following heinous criminal behavior. Emerging from the history of Indigenous dispute resolution is a spotlight turned on to restorative justice, a subject no author has discussed to date in the context of mass shootings. Diamond ultimately leads the reader to a positive road forward focusing on insightful steps people can take after a rampage shooting to help their wounded communities heal.
Contents
Contents Foreword, by Robbie and Alissa Parker Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Counting Victims : An Introduction to Indigenous vs. Non-Indigenous Perspectives Chapter 2. Rampage Murders: School Shootings in Non-Indigenous Communities Chapter 3. When Mass Shootings Occur on American Indian Reservations: Studies in Contrast Chapter 4. The Typical Aftermath of Rampage Murder: The Outpouring of Anger at Parents and Family Members Chapter 5. Restorative Justice in Indigenous Cultures: Restoring Balance and Harmony Chapter 6. Forgiveness: Restoring Social Bonds Chapter 7. Restorative Justice and Therapeutic Jurisprudence Today: How Much Can Be Borrowed? Chapter 8. A Time to Heal: Recommendations for a Way Forward Conclusion Appendix 1. Fatal Victims in Select Mass Shootings Appendix 2. Mass Shootings in the United States, 1982‒2018 Appendix 3. American Indian Tribes with Some Level of Established Wellness Courts Notes Bibliography Index
