IN BRIEF

Transformative justice approaches to domestic, family and sexual violence: A scoping review

This In Brief summarises the journal article Transformative justice approaches to domestic, family and sexual violence: A scoping review.

The article reviews international evidence on transformative justice approaches to domestic, family and sexual violence, drawing on 61 peer-reviewed and grey literature sources published between 2005 and 2025. It maps how transformative justice is defined, practised and evaluated in the context of domestic, family and sexual violence.

The In Brief outlines key findings from the article, including how transformative justice shifts understandings of violence from an individual or incident-based issue to one shaped by structural, relational and institutional conditions. It also summarises documented practices such as community accountability processes, pod mapping, mutual aid and community education.

The In Brief highlights implications for policy and practice, including the importance of community-led, non-carceral responses and investment in the structural conditions that make safety possible.

This In Brief summarises the journal article Transformative justice approaches to domestic, family and sexual violence: A scoping review by Jade Lane, Amy Kirwan, Nina Storey, Associate Professor Georgina Sutherland and Professor Mark A Stoové.

The article and In Brief are part of the ANROWS-commissioned project We Keep Us Safe: Co-designing community-led responses to domestic, family and sexual violence among people with a history of criminalisation and drug use.

Suggested citation

Lane, J., et al. (2026). Transformative justice approaches to domestic, family and sexual violence: A scoping review [In brief]. ANROWS.