Truth and Reconciliation as a Model for Change in Response to # MeToo

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ID10396396
AuthorsRoddrick A Colvin (0000-0003-0748-4848, San Diego State University, corresponding author), Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill (0000-0002-5471-0812, City University of New York, corresponding author), Kwan‐Lamar Blount‐Hill (City University of New York)
Year2020
Volume80
Issue6
Pages1138-1141
Publication date2020-05-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Administration Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/puar.13207
OpenAlexW3027509443
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

The U . S . criminal justice system is designed to handle extreme cases of sexual misconduct , but the system has not adapted well to less extreme (but no less important) sexually inappropriate behaviors . As our understanding of sexual misconduct and impropriety evolves , the need for a new system of accountability seems apparent . The authors call for a new approach to providing justice for survivors/victims: the adoption of a truth and reconciliation model . This model involves providing a public forum for survivors/victims to testify to the events of their victimization and for offenders to admit previous wrongdoing , take responsibility , and ask forgiveness . While it is not appropriate for handling illegal behaviors , a truth and reconciliation model would be ideal for incidents that are not illegal but violate our evolving social norms

Accountability · Appearance of impropriety · Criminology · Economic Justice · Forgiveness · Ideal (ethics · Misconduct · Political science · Sexual misconduct · Shame · Wrongdoing · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law

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