2012 Winner of the Outstanding Book Award presented by the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences
**Outstanding Academic Title from 2011 by Choice Magazine
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Too often, the criminal justice system silences victims, which leaves
them frustrated, angry, and with many unanswered questions. Despite
their rage and pain, many victims want the opportunity to confront their
offenders and find resolution. After the Crime explores a
victim-offender dialogue program that offers victims of severe violence
an opportunity to meet face-to-face with their incarcerated offenders.
Using rich in-depth interview data, the book follows the harrowing
stories of crimes of stranger rape, domestic violence, marital rape,
incest, child sexual abuse, murder, and drunk driving, ultimately moving
beyond story-telling to provide an accessible scholarly analysis of
restorative justice.
Susan Miller argues that the program has significantly helped the
victims who chose to face their offenders in very concrete,
transformative ways. Likewise, the offenders have also experienced
positive changes in their lives in terms of creating greater
accountability and greater victim empathy. After the Crime explores
their transformative experiences with restorative justice, vividly
illustrating how one program has worked in conjunction with the criminal
justice system in order to strengthen victim empowerment.