This book ties restorative justice into the exercise of patriarchal power. It is focused on the individual narratives of 15 girls and young women who have participated in a victim-offender restorative justice (RJ) conference and the perspectives of youth justice practitioners. Gender, Power and Restorative Justice expands feminist engagement with RJ by focusing critical attention on the importance of the social construction of gender, the exercise of power, shame, stigma, muting and resistance to girls' experiences of RJ conferencing. Drawing upon recent developments to the sociology of stigma and feminist perspectives on shame, the book contends that RJ conferencing can produce harmful implications for girls and young women who participate. Ultimately it is argued that anti-carceral, social policy alternatives, underpinned by feminist praxis, should replace a youth justice jurisprudence for girls. This book will be of particular use and interest to those studying modules on criminology, youth justice, criminal justice and social work courses.

Examines the ways in which the politics of gender are relevant to restorative justice practice and policy Draws on narrative interviews with girls who have participated in restorative justice conferencing Speaks to those interested in criminology, sociology, youth studies, social work and gender studies

Autorentext

Jodie Hodgson is a lecturer in Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Jodie has previously worked as a lecturer at Leeds Beckett University and the University of Liverpool. She completed her PhD at Liverpool John Moores University. Her research interests are situated within the areas of youth justice, feminism and critical criminology.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Girls and Youth Justice.- Chapter 3: An Explanation of Gender, Shame and Stigma Power.- Chapter 4: Restorative Justice with Girls Who Offend: Conflicting Perspectives and Alternative Narratives to Dominant discourses.- Chapter 5: Restorative Justice Shame and Stigma: Compounding Structural Inequalities in Relation to Gender.- Chapter 6: Deconstructing Dominant Discourse: Conceptualising Restorative Justice through a Gendered Lens.- Chapter 7: Towards a 'Girl-Wise' Penology.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.