In her new book, Dr. Judith Herman says the first step toward a better form of justice is to ask trauma survivors what would make things as right as possible for them.
On this edition of Your Call, psychiatrist Judith Herman discusses her new book, Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice.
Dr. Herman argues that the first step toward a better form of justice is to ask survivors what would make things as right as possible for them. She examines how the conventional retributive process fails to serve most survivors, and offers an alternative vision of justice as healing for them and their communities.
We'll discuss the recent sexual abuse verdict against Donald Trump, the latest revelations about Catholic clergy abuse, and more.