Restorative justice after sexual violence

The time has surely come to put innovative justice — as well as major improvements in conventional justice — on to the social and political agenda, says Dr Marie Keenan

Much has been written in recent days and months on the problem of sexual violence and abuse, raising yet again much needed debate about the context of the problem, including privilege, power, and control; the meaning of consent; the position of women; the need for men to take a stand; attitudes to sexuality, and the problems that arise when we continue to have gender inequality at almost every hand’s turn.