Description: Beyond Survival Author(s): Leah Piepzna-Samarasinha Format: Paperback Publisher: Ak Press Imprint: Ak Press ISBN-13: 9781849353625, 978-1849353625 Synopsis Transformative justice seeks to solve the problem of violence at the grassroots level, without relying on punishment, incarceration, or policing. Community-based approaches to preventing crime and repairing its damage have existed for centuries. However, in the punitive atmosphere of contemporary criminal justice systems, they are often marginalised and operate under the radar. Beyond Survival puts these strategies front and centre as real alternatives to today s failed models of confinement and 'correction'. In this collection, a diverse group of authors focuses on concrete and practical forms of redress and accountability, assessing existing practices and marking paths forward. They use a variety of forms - from toolkits to personal essays - to delve deeply into the 'how to' of transformative justice, providing alternatives to calling the police, ways to support people having mental health crises, stories of community based murder investigations, and much more. At the same time, the
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Book Title: Beyond Survival : Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.2in
Author: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Violence in Society
Publisher: A + K Press
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Social Science
Item Weight: 13.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 260 Pages
