Compulsory compassion : a critique of restorative justice
"In Compulsory Compassion, Annalise Acorn, a one-time advocate for restorative justice, deconstructs the rhetoric of the restorative movement. Drawing from diverse legal, literary, philosophical, and autobiographical sources, she questions the fundamental assumptions behind that rhetoric: that we can trust wrongdoers' performances of contrition; that healing lies in a respectful, face-to-face encounter between victim and offender; and that the restorative idea of right-relation holds the key to a reconciliation of justice and accountability on the one hand, with love and compassion on the other."--Jacket
xii, 207 pages ; 24 cm
9780774809429, 9780774809436, 0774809426, 0774809434
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The seductive vision of restorative justice: right-relation, reciprocity, healing, and repair
"Essentially and only a matter of love": justice and the teachableness of universal love
Three precarious pillars of restorative optimism
Sentimental justice: the unearned emotions of restorative catharsis
"Lovemaking is justice-making": the idealization of eros and the eroticization of justice
Compulsory compassion: justice, fellow-feeling, and the restorative encounter
Epilogue: Restorative utopias
"the fire with which we must play"?
Limited edition of 400 copies