Independent conflict and social justice practitioner/researcher. Currently Senior Staff Associate in the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town
Dr Sarah Henkeman is an independent conflict and social justice researcher and practitioner. Prior to, during and after the end of apartheid, she worked for public interest, human rights, community safety and conflict resolution organisations while studying part and full-time over several years. She is a trans-disciplinary practitioner/scholar with a research focus on invisible and visible aspects of violence (i.e. symbolic-structural-psychological-physical violence).
She holds the following academic qualifications along with several conflict resolution practice related skills certificates:
BA Psychology (UCT)
HDE (Guidance & Counselling) (UCT)
B.Soc.Sci (Hons) Criminology (mainly Restorative Justice) (UCT)
MA International Conflict Analysis, Kent (UK)
PhD Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies (UKZN)
Why a narrow view of restorative justice blunts its impact
Nov 14, 2016 21:09 pm UTC| Law
We have all at one time or another applied the principles and practices that restorative justice is based on. These are intuitively drawn on to resolve conflicts between couples, parents and children, extended families,...
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