A new paper from Professors Jennifer Robbennolt, Lesley Wexler, and Colleen Murphy argues that reformers of the burgeoning #MeToo movement ought to heed the core principles of restorative and transitional justice and take into account the needs of both victims and offenders, as well as the larger community.
The article explores the “meaning, utility and complexities of restorative and transitional justice for dealing with sexual misconduct in the workplace” in the post-Harvey Weinstein era.
“As the public is trying to come to terms with how to think about violators – from sexual harassers to perpetrators of sexual crimes – we wanted to explore what counts as having made things right,” Wexler said. “One answer is what’s owed to the individual victims of sexual harassment and abuse. The second is to think about the bigger purpose of the #MeToo movement, which is not so much about any one individual but highlighting that there’s a structural, societal problem.”
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