McLachlan Trauma-informed Criminal Justice

Towards a More Compassionate Criminal Justice System
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-59290-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 276 Seiten

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

McLachlan, Katherine J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Katherine J. McLachlan has extensive experience working in the criminal justice system in roles related to policing, child protection and youth justice, and victims of crime. She is currently Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Flinders University, Australia and has been a member of the Parole Board of South Australia since 2015.