Full Description
This book is the first to examine trauma-informed criminal justice responses to the commission of crime and its impact through empathy and humanity. Trauma-informed criminal justice uses compassion to achieve a safer community for everyone.
There are three parts: the first examines how adversity, trauma and crime are related. The second focuses on trauma-informed criminal justice responses to people who have offended, victims of crime, and professionals at risk of vicarious trauma. The third focuses on trauma-informed sentencing and compassionate justice through therapeutic jurisprudence and judicial empathy. Each chapter is designed to be a stand-alone resource.
Contents
1. Introduction to the book.- 2. Sentencing Rationale.- 3. The relationship between trauma and crime.- 4. Current acknowledgement of trauma in sentencing.- 5. Trauma-informed sentencing.- 6. Case Study (South Australian Sample): 4Rs - Realising; Recognising; Responding; Resisting re-traumatisation.- 7. Case Study: Aboriginal Australians.- Chapter 8: Case Study: Discussion of Trauma-informed sentencing of other vulnerable populations.- Chapter 9: Implications for practice and future directions.- 10. Conclusion.
