In “Truth and Repair,” the author Judith Herman asks Ackerman what she wanted from the man who raped her. Ackerman went on to become a criminologist whose life work includes devising ways for victims to experience restorative justice.
It took years until she met someone whose support allowed her to recoup and rebuild. Ackerman’s grades plummeted, she couldn’t perform athletically and she flunked out of school. HermanĪfter 16-year-old Alissa Ackerman was attacked by a boy at a beach party - she had told him she didn’t want to be with him, she had told him she liked girls, but he called her “disgusting” and forced himself on her - her life fell apart. TRUTH AND REPAIR: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice, by Judith L.
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