If we want to reduce violence in our communities, we need to hold people accountable in ways that aim to repair and prevent harm rather than simply inflicting more harm and trauma and calling it justice. Fortunately, a growing number of restorative and transformative justice advocates—such as Danielle Sered, Fania Davis, sujatha baliga, and Mariame Kaba—are helping communities to break free of “justice” models that benefit punishment bureaucracies but perpetuate the harms of crime and violence.
