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Truth and repair : how trauma survivors envision justice / Judith L. Herman.

by Herman, Judith Lewis, 1942-

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Basic Books, 2023.

Sexual abuse victims.

Incest victims.

Victims of family violence.

9781541600546 (hc.)

Alternate title:

How trauma survivors envision justice

v, 265 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and index.

"From one of America's most influential psychiatrists, a powerful manifesto for reimagining justice, based on the testimony of trauma survivors. The #MeToo movement brought worldwide attention to sexual violence, but while the media focused on the fates of a few notorious predators who were put on trial, we heard far less about the outcomes of those trials for the survivors of their abuse. The conventional retributive process fails to serve most survivors; it was never designed for them. Renowned trauma expert Judith L. Herman argues that the first step toward a better form of justice is simply to ask survivors what would make things as right as possible for them. In 'Truth and Repair,' she commits the radical act of listening to survivors. Recounting their stories, she offers an alternative vision of justice as healing for survivors and their communities. Deeply researched and compassionately told, 'Truth and Repair' envisions a new path to justice for all."-- From publisher.

Judith L. Herman, MD, is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and is a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

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