Transformative Justice Books

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Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,686 ratings — published 2020
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We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.63 — 6,061 ratings — published 2021
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We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,268 ratings — published 2020
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Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds (Emergent Strategy, #0) Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds (Emergent Strategy, #0)
by (shelved 16 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.24 — 10,100 ratings — published 2017
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The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,116 ratings — published 2011
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Fumbling Towards Repair: A Workbook for Community Accountability Facilitators Fumbling Towards Repair: A Workbook for Community Accountability Facilitators (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.77 — 159 ratings — published
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Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 3.83 — 3,580 ratings — published 2016
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.51 — 30,789 ratings — published 2003
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Turn This World Inside Out: The Emergence of Nurturance Culture Turn This World Inside Out: The Emergence of Nurturance Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.14 — 665 ratings — published 2019
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Saving Our Own Lives: A Liberatory Practice of Harm Reduction Saving Our Own Lives: A Liberatory Practice of Harm Reduction (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.48 — 300 ratings — published 2022
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The Care We Dream Of: Liberatory & Transformative Justice Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health The Care We Dream Of: Liberatory & Transformative Justice Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.38 — 213 ratings — published 2021
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Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,307 ratings — published 2021
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Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.51 — 652 ratings — published 2021
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Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.22 — 9,514 ratings — published 2019
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We Keep Us Safe: Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities We Keep Us Safe: Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.24 — 465 ratings — published 2020
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The End of Policing The End of Policing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.18 — 12,455 ratings — published 2017
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Feminist Accountability: Disrupting Violence and Transforming Power Feminist Accountability: Disrupting Violence and Transforming Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.34 — 76 ratings — published 2018
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Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.51 — 3,179 ratings — published 2023
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Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next) Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next)
by (shelved 6 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,209 ratings — published 2020
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Creative Interventions Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Stop Interpersonal Violence Creative Interventions Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Stop Interpersonal Violence (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.63 — 30 ratings — published 2019
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I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.40 — 2,809 ratings — published 2019
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What about the rapists? Anarchist approaches to crime & justice What about the rapists? Anarchist approaches to crime & justice (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 6 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 3.83 — 212 ratings — published
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Creative Interventions Workbook: Effective Tools to Stop Interpersonal Violence Creative Interventions Workbook: Effective Tools to Stop Interpersonal Violence (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.14 — 7 ratings — published
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The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Partner Abuse in Activist Communities (Zine) The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Partner Abuse in Activist Communities (Zine)
by (shelved 5 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.42 — 69 ratings — published
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The Color of Violence: The Incite! Anthology The Color of Violence: The Incite! Anthology (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,394 ratings — published 2006
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Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.52 — 5,192 ratings — published 2018
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.52 — 118,598 ratings — published 2010
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Loving Corrections (Emergent Strategy #12) Loving Corrections (Emergent Strategy #12)
by (shelved 4 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.23 — 782 ratings — published
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Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.48 — 231 ratings — published 2023
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No More Police: A Case for Abolition No More Police: A Case for Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.58 — 486 ratings — published
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Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,171 ratings — published 2020
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The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.24 — 501 ratings — published 2019
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Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,068 ratings — published 2019
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.44 — 36,576 ratings — published 2015
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Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,472 ratings — published
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Surviving the Future: Abolitionist Queer Strategies Surviving the Future: Abolitionist Queer Strategies (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 3.57 — 58 ratings — published 2022
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Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies (Emergent Strategy #9) Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies (Emergent Strategy #9)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.40 — 182 ratings — published 2023
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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,251 ratings — published 2018
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A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 3.97 — 330 ratings — published 2021
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An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.13 — 914 ratings — published 2022
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Carceral Capitalism Carceral Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.60 — 1,436 ratings — published 2018
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The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 3.78 — 1,729 ratings — published 2020
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Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.42 — 313 ratings — published 2012
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Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals (Emergent Strategy Series) Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals (Emergent Strategy Series)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.40 — 2,667 ratings — published 2020
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The Feminist and the Sex Offender: Confronting Harm, Ending State Violence The Feminist and the Sex Offender: Confronting Harm, Ending State Violence (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 3.65 — 373 ratings — published 2020
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Abolition. Feminism. Now. Abolition. Feminism. Now. (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,541 ratings — published 2022
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Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,137 ratings — published 2011
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Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,839 ratings — published 2019
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Love WITH Accountability: Digging up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse Love WITH Accountability: Digging up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.62 — 130 ratings — published 2019
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Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as transformative-justice)
avg rating 4.61 — 531 ratings — published
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Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
“In order to radically transform the way in which our societies function, and to have true sovereignty and liberation, that it would require deep, deep healing. I do see transformative justice work as necessary for sovereignty and liberation. In order to be able to govern ourselves, we have to be able to hold ourselves accountable in loving and ways that are not harmful or create more violence.”
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement

Jamie Arpin-Ricci
“One of the hardest lessons I have learned social justice work is that, even when oppressive systems are confronted and dismantled, those responsible will- more often than not- take hold of the narrative to mitigate responsibility. As a result, the oppressed still tend to bear the brunt of the fallout.

And what makes that even harder to process is that many people who would declare themselves "allies to the cause" will passively or actively buy into that false narrative because it is far easier and less costly than to walk in genuine solidarity.

I don't say this so that people will feel hopeless about their commitments to justice. Quite the opposite. If you know that this happens, you won't be as crushed when it does.”
Jamie Arpin-Ricci

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