Stories of Transformative Justice by Ruth Morris - 9781551301747

Stories of Transformative JusticeAuthor(s): Ruth Morris\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Canadian Scholars, Canada\nImprint: Canadian Scholars\nISBN-13: 9781551301747, 978-1551301747\nSynopsis\nCan justice be healing? Can crime victims find a new peace through transformative processes that include victims, offenders and community in creative solutions that enable all to grow? We can \""\""turn irritation into iridescence,\""\"" find ways to take the hard blows of life, and use the very power of our pain to grow from the experience, and create new hope beyondcrime or other trauma.\n\nForgiveness is an untapped force in our revenge-oriented culture. These stories show that forgiveness is not condoning or forgetting, or failing to set limits. Forgiveness is recognizing and acknowledging all that was wrong, but refusing to be destroyed by it, and refusing to be drawn into a cycle of hatred and bitterness.\n\nWe can change our criminal justice system to include transformative methods. We can ch.