Kaira Gruszka
MA Candidate | Experiential
BAH Anthropology, University of Guelph
Sociology
Queen's University
Currently my research interests relate to examining transformative justice as a way to address female offending. While transformative justice is not a new concept, its popularity has been steadily increasing in recent years as a means to reduce criminal behaviour through addressing the root cause of criminality, alternatively to state-sanctioned punishment. With debate surrounding its effectiveness in successfully repairing harm and reducing recidivism, I would like to explore how using the lens of transformative justice has the potential to reduce and prevent crime through a nuanced understanding of the social and structural conditions which allow it to persist.